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July 18, 2021

• Ken McClure — Springfield Missouri Mayor 
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb  — Former FDA commissioner
• Admiral Mike Mullen — Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
• Jill Schlesinger — CBS News business analyst
• Chris Krebs — Former CISA director
• David Becker — Founder and director of the Center For Election Innovation and Research 

July 11, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner
• Jeh Johnson, former Homeland Security Secretary
• Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO 

July 4, 2021

• Charles Burkett, mayor of Surfside, Florida
• Jeffrey Zients, White House COVID response coordinator
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner
• Governor Spencer Cox, Republican of Utah
  
• Governor Kate Brown, Democrat of Oregon
• Representative André Carson, Democrat of Indiana

June 27, 2021

• Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida

• Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County

• Cedric Richmond, senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

• Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana

• Governor Asa Hutchinson, Republican of Arkansas

• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

April 4, 2021

• Cecilia Rouse, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
• Rep. Ritchie Torres, (D) New York
• Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation
• Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
• Sister Norma Pimentel, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley 
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

March 28, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden, Director, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Rep. Henry Cuellar, (D-Texas)
• Rep.-Elect Julia Letlow, (R-Louisiana)
• Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott International
  
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  

March 21, 2021

• Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL)
• Sen. Rob Portman, (R-OH)
• Mayor Eric Garcetti, (D-Los Angeles)
• Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Former Chief Adviser for Operation Warp Speed
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

March 14, 2021

• Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chair
• Mayor Bill de Blasio, (D-New York City)
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson, (R-Arkansas)
• Micheál Martin, Irish Prime Minister
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director  

March 7, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden, Director, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Gov. Jim Justice, (R-West Virginia)
• Gov. Phil Murphy, (D-New Jersey)
• Benjamin Crump, Civil Rights Attorney for the Family of George Floyd
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 28, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Ronna McDaniel, Republican National Committee Chairwoman
• Gov. Kristi Noem, (R-South Dakota)
• Rep. Adam Kinzinger, (R-Illinois)
• Gov. Andy Beshear, (D-Kentucky)
  
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 21, 2021

• Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser
• Matt Pottinger, Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
• Mayor Sylvester Turner, (D-Houston) 
• Mayor Betsy Price, (R-Fort Worth)
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  

February 14, 2021

• Boris Johnson, United Kingdom Prime Minister
• Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control
• Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colorado
• Heyward Donigan, Rite Aid President & CEO
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  

February 7, 2021

• Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
• Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHO
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner
• James Brown, CBS News Special Correspondent, Host, "The NFL Today"

January 31, 2021

• Cedric Richmond, Senior Adviser to the President
• Gov. Ned Lamont, (D-Connecticut
• Mayor Francis Suarez, R-Miami
• Dr. Janice K. Jackson, Chicago Public Schools CEO
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  

January 24, 2021

• Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden
• Amb. Deborah Birx, M.D., Former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

January 17, 2021

• Rep. Adam Schiff, D- California, Intelligence Committee Chairman
• Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia
• Mayor Melvin Carter, D-Saint Paul, MN
• Rochelle Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., Incoming CDC Director
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

January 10, 2021

• Chris Krebs, former CISA Director 
• Sen. Roy Blunt, R-MO
• Sen. Chris Coons, D-DE
• Mayor Muriel Bowser, D-Washington, D.C.
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

January 3, 2021

• Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser
• Mayor Eric Garcetti, D- Los Angeles
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas
• Jo Ann Jenkins, AARP CEO
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner