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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Sidney Reilly, the real James Bond
Bruce Held, director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, will present The Real James Bond: Sidney Reilly and the Origins of Modern Espionage on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at the Kavli Auditorium, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Some of Sidney Reilly’s letters (he was a British espionage agent who became the model for the fictional spy character James Bond) are housed at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, as well as some material about him collected by Robin Bruce Lockhart.
Panel discussion on Deterrence: Its Past and Future
On Monday, September 12, 2011, the Hoover Institution hosted a panel discussion on the publication of Deterrence: Its Past and Future (edited by George P. Shultz, Sidney D. Drell, and James E. Goodby). Drawn from the third in a series of conferences on the nuclear legacy of the cold war at the Hoover Institution on November 11–12, 2010, this report examines the importance of deterrence, from its critical function in the cold war to its current role.
Manhattan Institute honors Hoover fellow John Taylor
The Manhattan Institute hosted a banquet in New York City in honor of John Taylor, the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, who has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Hayek Prize for his book First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity (W.W. Norton 2012). “The Hayek Prize, which carries an award of $50,000, is one of the country's most significant book awards. It was established by the Manhattan Institute to recognize a work published within the previous two years that best reflects F.A. Hayek's vision of personal liberty and economic freedom,” stated James Piereson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, chairman of the Hayek Prize Committee and president of the William E. Simon Foundation.
Hoover Institution's current exhibit, will be open extended hours from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011
“A Century of Change: China 1911–2011,” the Hoover Institution's current exhibit, will be open extended hours from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011—the centennial anniversary of the Chinese Revolution of 1911.
In NAFTA at 20, Boskin provides a unique perspective to the history and effectiveness of NAFTA
The Hoover Institution Press today released NAFTA at 20, edited by Hoover senior fellow and renowned economist Michael Boskin. NAFTA at 20 offers a unique compilation of perspectives from US, Canadian, and Mexican economists, historians, and policy makers of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and examines its conception, creation, outcomes so far, and future.
President Bush Honors Hoover Fellow Edward Teller with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hoover fellow Edward Teller has been awarded the nation's highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Teller and ten other distinguished Americans, including Hoover overseer James Q. Wilson, were honored in a ceremony at the White House on July 23.
Finding Aids Posted Online
Finding aids to the collections described below are now available through the Online Archive of California.
Hoover Fellows to Speak at Ronald Reagan Library
Nuclear Deterrence videos
“Global Hotspots: Briefings from Insiders”
On Thursday, May 3, 2012, David Brady, deputy director and Davies Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, hosted a conference titled “Global Hotspots: Briefings from Insiders” featuring special guests from different countries. To begin, Oliver “Buck” Revell from the FBI gave remarks titled “The Most Significant Threats to the American People.” His Excellency M. K. Narayanan, past head of India Security, discussed “India’s Worries, Capabilities, Military and Intelligence Cooperation with the United States.” Joseph Felter, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and former national security affairs fellow (2008–9), gave a talk during the luncheon.
Hoover Fellow Edward Teller Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Andrei Sakharov: The Conscience Of Humanity
The Hoover Institution Press released Andrei Sakharov: The Conscience of Humanity, edited by George P. Shultz, the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, and Senior Fellow Sidney Drell.
Hoover Institution's Elena Danielson Receives Writing Award from Society of American Archivists
Sidney Drell receives Heinz Award for efforts to limit nuclear threat while assuring defense
Sidney Drell is one of five recipients of the Heinz Family Foundation's $250,000 Heinz Awards for his efforts to limit 'the threat of nuclear annihilation while assuring our nation's adequate defense.
Stanford University Libraries presents an Estonian Cultural Evening at Stanford University
Although a small country, Estonia has rich culture and history, both of which will be celebrated through film at Stanford on Nov. 19. This free event aims to bring together Stanford faculty, staff, and students, local Estonians as well as other people interested in Estonian heritage. You can find more information or register for the event here.
Sessions from NAFTA at 20 conference available online
“NAFTA at Twenty,” a conference on the twentieth anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement, was hosted by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University on December 9, 2013. The conference brought those who negotiated NAFTA for Canada, the United States and Mexico together with leading scholars who have studied NAFTA’s effects.
Learning from Experience: A Symposium Celebrating the Life, Work, and Ninety-Fifth Birthday of George P. Shultz
In December 2015, the Hoover Institution celebrated the ninety-fifth birthday of George P. Shultz, former secretary of state, secretary of labor, and secretary of the Treasury; Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient; and the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Michael McFaul, Peter and Helen Bing Research Fellow at Hoover Institution, begins new joint appointment with Hoover, Stanford
Summer 2013 Board of Overseers’ Meeting at Hoover
The Hoover Institution hosted its annual Board of Overseers’ summer meeting during July 9–11, 2013.
The program began on Tuesday evening with before-dinner remarks by Paul D. Clement, a partner at Bancroft PLLC. Clement served as the forty-third solicitor general of the United States from June 2005 until June 2008. He has argued more than sixty-five cases before the US Supreme Court. During Clement’s speech, titled “Federalism in the Roberts Court,” he talked about the revitalization of federalism in the Rehnquist court “imposing some limits on the federal government’s power vis-a-vis the states.”