Norman Lear received the America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award at the Take Back America Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening. Lear was recognized for his work as both a groundbreaking television producer and an outspoken progressive activist and benefactor.

• See the video of Lear's acceptance speech [1] and read our blog post. [2]
• Watch Lear's plenary presentation [3] at Take Back America 2008.
• Go to the agenda page [4] for more videos and materials from the Take Back America conference.