Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Hoover fellow George Shultz, scholars, and national security affairs fellows. (Photo left to right, Colonel Baker, Admiral Mullen, and George Shultz.)
During the past year, severe stress in the financial markets has given rise to a host of new Federal Reserve actions. The Fed has created a trio of new facilities designed to alleviate the credit crunch and support vulnerable financial firms.
In an overview of the Hoover Institution at this year’s Board of Overseers summer meeting, John Raisian, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director, spoke of Hoover’s accomplishments and plans for growth.
The ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the United States (right) met with George Shultz at the Diplomatic Corps held at the Hoover Institution on June 27, 2008.
Cecile Shea is a national security affairs fellow for 2007-8 at the Hoover Institution representing the U.S. Department of State. She discussed the short-term efficacy versus the long-term goals of U.S. foreign policy.
Campaign strategies for the upcoming presidential election, the state of the economy, and the Middle East were the topics at the Hoover Institution’s May 28–29 retreat.
The Hoover Institution is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archival collections of journalists Jude Wanniski and Robert L. Bartley, two of the most influential interpreters and advocates of conservative economic theories during the past several decades.