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Bret Baier
Washington and the World
The John R. Donnell Memorial Lecture
Bret Baier is the well-known journalist and host of “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Fox News, one of the highest rated newscasts on television. Baier has interviewed scores of notables from Presidents to potentates, and has written a number of popular best-selling books on some of America’s most dynamic presidents, from Grant to Eisenhower to FDR. In this special season opener, Baier will take us behind the scenes of his newscast and some of the special moments with the world’s most fascinating figures, and give us the lay of the land on politics and global affairs as we enter 2024.
The John R. Donnell Memorial Lecture was established in 2001 by long-time Four Arts trustee Maureen Donnell, in memory of her late husband John Donnell. Mr. Donnell was a great supporter of the arts and a member of The Four Arts Board of Trustees. He was a graduate and trustee of Case Western Reserve University and a graduate of Harvard Business School. He was president of international relations and a senior vice president at the Marathon Oil Company. Mr. Donnell served 25 years as president and chairman of the First National Bank of Findlay, Ohio, and was a board member of the Boy Scouts of America and the World Boy Scout Foundation.