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A Conversation With a Living Legend®

Since A Conversation with a Living Legend® originated in North Texas in 1990, the event has become one of MD Anderson's signature fundraising events, replicated across the country in Houston, San Antonio, North Texas, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas and Atlanta. Over the past three decades, Living Legend events, featuring live and virtual interviews, have raised more than $50 million to support MD Anderson's mission to end cancer.

Join us at 6.pm. April 22, 2025 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20566.
6 p.m. doors open, 6:30 p.m. program.
Dinner to follow.

For more information, email Events@MDAnderosn.org

A Conversation With a Living Legend® Past Events

North Texas

A Conversation With a Living Legend® Dallas

1990: Nolan Ryan/Chip Moody
Chair: Lyda Hill

1991: Tom Landry/Chip Moody
Chair: Lyda Hill

1992: Walter Cronkite/Chip Moody
Chair: Marty Leonard

1993: Arnold Palmer/Chip Moody
Chair: Peggy Sewell

1994: Margaret Thatcher/Chip Moody
Chair: Charles Simmons

1995: Barbara Bush/Chip Moody
Chair: Sally Berry

1996: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf/Chip Moody
Chair: Wade T. Nowlin Sr.

1997: Henry Kissinger, Ph.D./Chip Moody
Chair: Jan Pickens

1998: Gen. Colin Powell/Bob Schieffer
Chair: Kit Moncrief

1999: President George H.W. Bush/Jamie Gangel
Chair: Robert Nichols

2000: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger/Sam Donaldson
Chair: Elaine Agather

2001: Van Cliburn/Sam Donaldson
Chairs: Sally and Forrest Hoglund

2002: Lance Armstrong/Scott Murray
Chair: Jody Grant

2003: Cal Ripken Jr./Paula Zahn
Chair: Stacie McDavid

2004: Jack Nicklaus/David Feherty
Chair: Lamar Norsworthy III

2005: The Hon. James A. Baker, III/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Lana and Barry Andrews

2006: Mayor Rudolphy W. Giuliani/Bob Schieffer
Chair: Robert Nichols

2007: Carol Burnett/Deborah Norville
Chair: Barbara Thomas Lemmon

2008: T. Boone Pickens/Evan Smith
Chairs: Lana and Barry Andrews

2009: Laura Bush/Cokie Roberts
Chair: Allie Beth Allman

2010: Bob Schieffer/Tom Brokaw
Chair: Gale Sliger

2011: Sir Richard Branson/Miles O'Brien
Chairs: Stephanie and Hunter Hunt

2012: The Right Hon. Tony Blair/Greta Van Susteren
Chair: Amanda Bush

2013: President George W. Bush/Tom Johnson
Chair: Leo F. Corrigan III

2014: Ben Crenshaw/David Feherty
Chair: Deborah Gunter

2015: Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D./Norah O'Donnell
Chair: Ashley Scott Rankin

2016: Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D./The Hon. Jeanne L. Phillips
Chairs: Beverly and Robert Nichols

2017: Santiago Calatrava, Ph.D./Judy Woodruff
Chair: Su-Su Meyer

2018: Jordan Spieth/Tony Romo
Chair: Wade T. Nowlin Jr.

2019: Clayton Kershaw/Bob Schieffer
Chair: Mary Martha Pickens

2020: Admiral William H. McRaven/Bob Schieffer
Chair: Cathy Allday

2021: Jerry Jones
Chair: Pat Morgan McEvoy

Houston

A Conversation With a Living Legend® Houston

2007: Sherry Lansing/Sam Donaldson
Chairs: Patsy and Greg Fourticq, Barbara and Charles Hurwitz, Joan Schnitzer Levy

2008: Mary Matalin and James Carville/Sam Donaldson
Chairs: Elyse and Bob Lanier, Courtney and Christopher Sarofim

2009: Hank Aaron/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Ginger and Jack Blanton, Kelli and Eddy Blanton, Leslie and Jack Blanton Jr.

2010: Jack Nicklaus/Jim Nantz
Chairs: Katie and Harry Cullen Jr., Rose and Harry Cullen Sr., Kathy and Jody McCord

2011: Katie Couric/Sanjay Gupta, M.D.
Chairs: Sheridan and John Eddie Williams

2013: Emmitt Smith/Randy McIlvoy
Chairs: Vicky and Harris Pappas

2014: Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D./Brit Hume
Chairs: Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff

2015: Bob McNair/Tom Brokaw
Chairs: Kelli Kickerillo and Todd Forester

2017: Rich Kinder/Janet Shamlian
Chairs: Ellie and Michael Francisco, Denise Monteleone

2018: Rex Tillerson/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Kathy and Jeff Love

2019: Jim Crane/Jimmy Roberts
Chairs: Maureen and Jim Hackett

2021: Robin Roberts/Ernie Johnson Jr.
Leadership Committee comprised of past Living Legend Chairs from Houston and San Antonio

2022: Dusty Baker
Event Chair: Don Sinclair, T. Mark Kelly and Bob Gwin
Honorary Chairs: Billye Aaron, Whitney and Jim Crane and Maureen and Jim Hackett

2024: Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
Chairs: Margot Athon, Kelli Blanton, Maya Fleyhan, Vanessa Gilmore, Amy Lee, Ashley Loeffler, Sonny Messiah-Jiles, Delia Stroud
Honorary Chairs: Patsy Fourticq, Barbara Hurwitz, Joan Weingarten Schnitzer, Cyvia Wolff

San Antonio

A Conversation With a Living Legend® San Antonio

2010: Vicente Fox/Tom Johnson
Chairs: Kim and Clyde Johnson, IV and Paula and Clyde Johnson III

2011: Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson/Tom Johnson
Chairs: Kim and Clyde Johnson, IV and Paula and Clyde Johnson III

2012: President George W. Bush/Tom Johnson
Chairs: Kim and Clyde Johnson, IV and Paula and Clyde Johnson III

2013: David Robinson/Sean Elliott
Chairs: Kim and Clyde Johnson, IV and Paula and Clyde Johnson III

2014: Mack Brown and R.C. Slocum/Tom Johnson
Chairs: Sonya Medina Williams and Gene Williams

2015: Emmitt Smith/Sean Elliott
Chairs: Sonya Medina Williams and Gene Williams

2016: Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D./Tom Johnson
Chairs: Claire and John Alexander and John and Marsha Shields

2017: UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven/Chris Wallace
Chairs: Bill and Kathy Johnson and John and Marsha Shields

2018: The Hon. James A. Baker, III/Tom Johnson
Chairs: Jordan and Brian Arriaga, Mary and Bob Worth, Clint and Jessica Worth

2019: Rex Tillerson/Judy Woodruff
Chairs: Barbara and Alan Dreeben, Paige and Marc Sachs, Lisa and Kelly Sechler and Allison and Josh Zeller

2021: Robin Roberts/Ernie Johnson Jr.
Leadership Committee comprised of past Living Legend Chairs from Houston and San Antonio

Washington, D.C.

A Conversation With a Living Legend® Washington, D.C.

1994: Sissy Spacek/Bob Schieffer
Chair: Beth and Wayne Gibbens

1998: Harry Belafonte/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Beth and Wayne Gibbens

2007: Tom Hanks on behalf of Charlie Wilson/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Beth and Wayne Gibbens, Janice and George Kettle, Nancy Loeffler, Donna and Mack. McLarty

2013: The Hon. James A. Baker, III/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Beth and Wayne Gibbens, Edwina and Tom Johnson

2015: President Bill Clinton and Gen. Colin Powell/Bob Schieffer
Chairs: Diane and Paul Begala, Beth and Wayne Gibbens, Edwina and Tom Johnson, Marlene and Fred Malek, Donna and Mack McLarty