Wayne Newton (center) listens on as Don speaks before him at Congressional Medal of Honor banquet, while Wayne's wife (left) reads a poem written for Wayne and his wife by Don.

 

Don Bendell travels the country to speak and has spoken all over the United States. He won his first speech contest in 1966, as a high school senior attending an Ohio state convention for Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. Don was entered in the Extemporaneous Speech competition, was given a subject and five minutes to prepare then deliver a speech. He won the Ohio State Championship. He has been a member, for years, of the prestigious International Platform Association, which counts as its notables the likes of Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, many celebrities, and most former US Presidents. In 1992, he was the guest speaker in Kokomo, Indiana for a crowd of 12,000 at the nation's largest and oldest Vietnam veteran's convention. Although a former US Army Special Forces officer, he was flown across the United States by the US Marine Corps to be the featured Guest Speaker for the combined officers wives clubs for New River, Camp LeJeune, and Cherry Point Marine Bases. After speaking in Oklahoma City, he was made an Honorary Oklahoman by the Oklahoma State Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin and state House of Representatives. Don is a very popular, entertaining, and controversial guest on radio talk shows, and has been interviewed by Martha MacCallum on Fox News. He loves, and can often be seen, riding his horse, Eagle, in parades and similar venues.

Don does not charge for book signings and personal appearances for his books or speaking to local veterans and civics groups.

To book Don, please contact his manager Ms. S. Ebert at:

Phone: 719-240-0193

Email: sebert@donbendell.com

or write:

Ms. S. Ebert

P.O. Box 276

Cañon City, CO 81215