Honorary Co-Chair
Senator Katie Britt
United States Senate
Congressional hosts
Honorary Co-Chairs and previous speakers
2027
Honorary Co-Chairs
Honorary Co-Chair
Senator Tim Kaine
United States Senate
Historical record
| Year | Honorary Chairs | Main Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Sen. Frank Carlson / Conrad Hilton |
| 1954 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Chief Justice Earl Warren |
| 1955 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Rev. Billy Graham |
| 1956 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Howard E. Butt, Jr. |
| 1957 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Kenneth Keyes |
| 1958 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Charles E. Wilson |
| 1959 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Sen. Frank Carlson / Rev. Richard C. Halverson |
| 1960 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Sen. John Stennis / Hon. John H. Cordle, M.P. |
| 1961 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1962 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Governor Price Daniel |
| 1963 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1964 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1965 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Lt. Gen. Harold K. Johnson |
| 1966 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1967 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Sen. Frank Carlson and Hon. Henry H. Fowler |
| 1968 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Lt. Gen. Harold K. Johnson |
| 1969 | Sen. Frank Carlson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1970 | Rep. Albert H. Quie | Hon. James E. Allen, Jr. and Hon. Melvin R. Laird |
| 1971 | Sen. B. Everett Jordan | Hon. Warren Burger, Chief Justice of the United States |
| 1972 | Rep. Albert H. Quie | Hon. Walter E. Washington |
| 1973 | Rep. Albert H. Quie | Hon. Arthur F. Burns |
| 1974 | Sen. John C. Stennis | Sen. Harold E. Hughes |
| 1975 | Rep. John Dellenback | Hon. Albert H. Quie |
| 1976 | Rep. Richardson Preyer | Sen. Mark O. Hatfield |
| 1977 | Rep. Marjorie Holt | Rep. James Wright |
| 1978 | Sen. James B. Allen | Hon. Max Cleland |
| 1979 | Rep. Richard T. Schulze | The Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen |
| 1980 | Sen. Mark Hatfield | Rep. Guy Vander Jagt |
| 1981 | Rep. Elwood Hillis | Governor Albert H. Quie |
| 1982 | Sen. William L. Armstrong | Sen. Pete Domenici |
| 1983 | Rep. Arlan Stangeland and Rep. Charles Whitley | General John Vessey, Jr. |
| 1984 | Sen. Mark Hatfield | Hon. Barbara Jordan |
| 1985 | Rep. Ralph Regula | Hon. George Deukmejian |
| 1986 | Sen. Lawton Chiles | Sen. John Stennis |
| 1987 | Sen. Dan Coats | Hon. Elizabeth H. Dole |
| 1988 | Sen. Lawton Chiles | Sen. William Armstrong |
| 1989 | Rep. Bob Stump | Sen. Alan Simpson |
| 1990 | Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Hon. James A. Baker III |
| 1991 | Rep. Charles W. Stenholm | Joe Gibbs |
| 1992 | Sen. Ted Stevens | Mstislav Rostropovich |
| 1993 | Rep. Bill Emerson | Dr. Billy Graham |
| 1994 | Sen. Howell Heflin | Mother Teresa of Calcutta |
| 1995 | Rep. Martin Lancaster | Hon. Andrew Young |
| 1996 | Sen. Bob Bennett | Sen. Sam Nunn |
| 1997 | Rep. Bill Barrett | Dr. Ben Carson |
| 1998 | Sen. Daniel Akaka | Sen. Connie Mack |
| 1999 | Rep. Steve Largent | Max Lucado |
| 2000 | Sen. Connie Mack | Sen. Joe Lieberman |
| 2001 | Rep. Zach Wamp | Sen. Bill Frist |
| 2002 | Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Jon Kyl | Admiral Vernon Clark |
| 2003 | Rep. Ray LaHood | Dr. Condoleezza Rice |
| 2004 | Sen. James M. Inhofe and Sen. Bill Nelson | Rep. John Lewis and former Rep. J.C. Watts |
| 2005 | Rep. Jo Ann Emerson | Amb. Tony Hall |
| 2006 | Sen. Norm Coleman and Sen. Mark Pryor | Bono |
| 2007 | Rep. Jo Ann Davis and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II | Dr. Francis S. Collins |
| 2008 | Sen. Mike Enzi and Sen. Ken Salazar | Ward Brehm |
| 2009 | Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers and Rep. Heath Shuler | Rt. Hon. Tony Blair |
| 2010 | Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Johnny Isakson | Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| 2011 | Rep. Jeff Miller and former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | Randall Wallace |
| 2012 | Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Mark Pryor | Eric Metaxas |
| 2013 | Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Mark Pryor | Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. |
| 2014 | Rep. Louie Gohmert and Rep. Janice Hahn | Hon. Rajiv Shah |
| 2015 | Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. and Sen. Roger F. Wicker | Darrell Waltrip |
| 2016 | Rep. Robert B. Aderholt and Rep. Juan Vargas | Mark Burnett and Roma Downey |
| 2017 | Sen. John Boozman and Sen. Christopher Coons | U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black |
| 2018 | Rep. Randy Hultgren and Rep. Charlie Crist | Rep. Steve Scalise and Rep. Cedric Richmond |
| 2019 | Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. James Lankford | Gary Haugen |
| 2020 | Rep. John Moolenaar and Rep. Tom Suozzi | Arthur Brooks |
| 2021 | Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. John Moolenaar, and Rep. Tom Suozzi | Ambassador Andrew Young |
| 2022 | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Mike Rounds | Bryan Stevenson |
| 2023 | Rep. Lucy McBath and Rep. Tim Walberg | Pastor Jim Cymbala and Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie |
| 2024 | Rep. Tracey Mann and Rep. Frank Mrvan | U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black |
| 2025 | Sen. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Roger Marshall | President Donald Trump |
| 2026 | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Roger Marshall | U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black |
| 2027 | Senator Katie Britt and Senator Tim Kaine |