Summer 2022 Board Meeting

In a keynote dinner conversation with Tad and Dianne Taube Director Condoleezza Rice, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem talked about her new memoir, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Condoleezza Rice opened with a briefing about recent activities of the Hoover Institution, describing how fellows are providing research-based solutions to America’s policy challenges. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Deputy Director Eric Wakin, director of the Library & Archives, described its efforts to acquire and preserve endangered historical collections in conflict zones across the world, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Syria. Wakin also explained how the Library & Archives is designing new collections that align with the fellowship’s research initiatives. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Eryn Witcher Tillman, Bechtel Director of Media and Governmental relations, described the success of the Institution’s first State and Local Leadership Forum. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Jeffrey M. Jones, the Hoover Institution’s associate director of facilities, operations, and events, provided an update on the construction of the George P. Shultz Building, which is set to open in early 2024. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Robert Alexander Mercer Visiting Fellow Miles Maochun Yu discussed the shifting paradigm in US–China relations. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Kleinheinz Fellow Tyler Goodspeed described the origins of the current inflation crisis. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia Michael R. Auslin (left) and Research Fellow Joe Felter (right) discussed security in the Indo-Pacific region. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Senior fellows (left to right) David Brady, Douglas Rivers, and Morris Fiorina analyzed polling for the 2022 midterm elections. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Condoleezza Rice in conversation with H. R. McMaster on how the United States can reclaim its global leadership. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Condoleezza Rice honored Ambassador Thomas F. Stephenson for his years of service as chair of the Hoover Institution Board of Overseers. Also pictured here is Stephenson’s wife, Barbara. (Eric Draper, 2022)

Newly appointed Kleinheinz Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin described the current situation in Ukraine and its potential geopolitical consequences. (Eric Draper, 2022)