Centers/Programs
The Albert W. Lewitt Endowed Lecture
The Albert W. Lewitt endowed lecture was established by Mrs. Benjamin Leon in memory of her brother, who worked on Capitol Hill in the 1940s, first on the staff of Senator W. Warren Barbour and later for Senator Albert W. Hawkes. The annual lecture, before an audience of Eagleton Institute of Politics faculty, staff, students and friends, is delivered by a current or former Member of Congress, congressional staffer or an expert on Congress.
Rutgers alumna Lona Valmoro, Special Assistant to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, delivers the 2010 Lewitt Lecture at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
- Congressmen Rush Holt and Leonard Lance (2011)
- Lona Valmoro, Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (2010)
- John A. Lawrence, Chief of Staff to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2008)
- Congressional Scholars Thomas E. Mann, Brookings
Institution and Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute (2007) - Ann Lewis, National Democratic Party Leader and Strategist (2006)
- Marie Cocco, Newsday Washington Correspondent and
Syndicated Columnist (2005) - Senator Jon Corzine (2002)
- Adam Clymer, The New York Times Washington Correspondent (2000)
- Congressman John Lewis (1999)
- Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder (1997)
- Congresswoman Marge Roukema (1995)
- Congressman Robert Menendez (1994)
- Congressman Robert Franks (1993)
- Congressman Robert Torricelli (1992)
- Congressional Staffers and Eagleton Institute Alumni Lyle Dennis, David Evans, Walt Sanders and Laurie Carroll (1991)
- Senator Frank Lautenberg (1989)
- Congressman Jim Courter (1988)
- Senator Bill Bradley (1987)
2008 Lewitt Lecturer John Lawrence, Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is pictured with Nancy Herman(left), niece of program benefactor Albert W. Lewitt, and Eagleton Director, Ruth B. Mandel (center).