2008 Annual Meeting
122nd NFCA Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
September 4-6, 2008
Keynote Speaker:
Charlie Cook, Respected Authority on U.S. Elections and Political Trends
Widely regarded as one of the nation’s keenest litmus testers on U.S. elections and political trends, Charlie Cook is the publisher of The Cook Political Report and a political analyst for the National Journal Group, where he writes weekly for National Journal magazine and CongressDailyAM. He also writes a regular column for the Washington Quarterly, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is a political analyst for NBC News. Once deemed “the Picasso of election analysis” by The Wall Street Journal, Cook is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities to provide the sharpest political handicapping and prediction-based lectures.
A political oracle. Cook’s expertise has been featured on the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening news programs, as well as on Good Morning America, the Today show, Nightline, Meet the Press with Tim Russert, and This Week. He is also a welcome fixture on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, CNN, and National Public Radio.
Before joining the National Journal Group in 1998, Cook wrote a twice-weekly column in Roll Call, Capitol Hill’s premier newspaper. Charlie also served as an election night analyst for CBS in 1990 and 1992, and for NBC in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.
The New York Times has called Cook, “...one of the best political handicappers in the nation” and noted that The Cook Political Report is “a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative,” while Bob Schieffer of CBS News refers to it as “the bible of the political community.” David Broder of The Washington Post has written that Charlie Cook is “perhaps the best non-partisan tracker of Congressional races.”
Timely predictions, time after time. A hugely popular political speaker, Cook addresses dozens of national and regional associations and corporate clients each year. Using his encyclopedic knowledge of American politics, memorable stories, quick wit, and meaningful insights, he crafts speeches to provide his audiences with timely information about the changing political climate.
Cook focuses on a broad overview of the upcoming presidential election, an examination of President George W. Bush’s and Congress’ agendas, and provides perceptive commentaries on policy-making in Washington. In a balanced manner, he provides audiences with the concrete information they need to hear about today’s political and legislative environments.
For more information about Charlie Cook, visit his Web site at www.cookpolitical.com.
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