THE SEASON. MORE ON THAT COMING UP. AUDREY: A NEW SEASON OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY’S FACE-TO-FACE SPEAKERS SERIES STARTS UP NEXT WEEK. THEIR VERY FIRST GUEST IS FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. HE WILL BE JOINED BY AUTHOR AND PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN JOHN MEACHAM. THE TELL US ABOUT IT THIS MORNING, WE WELCOME SUE HENDERSON FROM THE FACE-TO-FACE SERIES. GREAT TO HAVE YOU. >> IT IS GREAT TO BE WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AUDREY: FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNAWARE, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE FACE-TO-FACE SERIES. SUE: SURE. WAKE FOREST CREATED A SIGNATURE SPEAKER SERIES CALLED THE FACE-TO-FACE SPEAKER FORUM. OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO BRING WORLD-RENOWNED VOICES OF INFLUENCE AND CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE BRING A VARIETY OF SPEAKERS. WE WILL TALK YOU ABOUT POLITICAL AFFAIRS, ARTS AND CULTURE, GLOBAL ISSUES, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION. OUR SHOWS ARE EITHER AT THE LJM COLISEUM NORWAY CHAPEL ON A CAMPUS. AUDREY: THE FIRST ONE IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH. PRESIDENT AND JOHN MEACHAM. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT -- PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND JOHN MEACHAM. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? SUE: WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING THE 43RD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO WINSTON-SALEM IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MEACHAM. WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATING FOR OUR SERIES IS WE PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO WHO THE MODERATOR IS. TO HAVE JOHN MEACHAM IN CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE W. BUSH IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. JOHN MEACHAM ALONE, AND EVENING WITH HIM WOULD BE AMAZING. TO HAVE THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL EVENING FOR FOLKS TO REMEMBER. WE HOPE TO HEAR HE WILL TALK ABOUT THE LESSONS HE LEARNED IN HIS PRESIDENCY. SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS -- THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR GOVERNANCE. HOPEFULLY ADDRESS AMERICA IS SO DIVIDED AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. WE ARE HOPING TO HEAR HE TOUCHES ON SOME OF THOSE TOPICS. AUDREY: OUR TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING? SUE: ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE TICKETS AVAILABLE. THEY ARE SELLING AT A VERY BRISK PACE. WE HAVE FOUR LEVELS OF TICKETS STARTING AT $70. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A TICKET, GO TO OUR WEBSITE, FACETOFACE@WFU.EDU. AUDREY: WE KNOW THERE IS A VARIETY OF SPECIAL GUESTS YOU HAVE INVITED TO COME AND SPEAK AT FACE TO FACE SERIES. TELL US. DO YOU HAVE ANY YOU ARE ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? SUE: I’M EXCITED ABOUT OUR WHOLE SEASON LINEUP. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE FIRST OPENING ACT. SECONDLY IN NOVEMBER ON NOVEMBER 15 WE BRING THOMAS FRIEDMAN, AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AUTHOR AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COLUMNIST. WE HOST BRIAN STEVENSON, THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE. HE IS AN ATTORNEY, A PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEY. HE’S A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, "JUST MERCY." WE CLOSE OUT THE SEASON WITH THE EXCITING KRISTIN CHENOWETH, DEMI AND TONY AWARD WINNING ACTOR AND SINGER. SHE IS MOST NOTED FOR HER ROLE AS GLENDA IN THE BROADWAY SHOW "WICKED." I’M SO EXCITED AND THRILLED ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. AUDREY: I’M SURE YOU ARE.