Hoover Institute

From the Hoover Institute web page (3/13/03): http://www-hoover.standard.edu/

History: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace within Stanford University is a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy--both domestic and foreign--as well as international affairs. Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover, who later became the thirty-first president of the United States, the Institution originated as a specialized collection of documents on the causes and consequences of World War I. The collection grew rapidly and soon became one of the largest archives and most complete libraries in the world devoted to political, economic, and social change in the twentieth century.

By the late 1940s, the richness of the collection had led to the recruitment of scholars to use the documents in their work. Expanding its agenda to include specific research endeavors led to a vast accumulation of knowledge, and the Hoover Institution became one of the first and most distinguished academic centers in the United States dedicated to public policy research. Today, with its world-renowned group of scholars and ongoing programs of policy-oriented research, the Hoover Institution puts its accumulated knowledge to work as a prominent contributor to the world marketplace of ideas defining a free society.

Mission and Philosophy: Now more than four decades old, Herbert Hoover's 1959 statement to the Board of Trustees of Stanford University on the purpose and scope of the Hoover Institution (see text below) continues to guide and define its mission in the twenty-first century.

The principles of individual, economic, and political freedom; private enterprise; and representative government were fundamental to the vision of the Institution's founder. By collecting knowledge, generating ideas, and disseminating both, the Institution seeks to secure and safeguard peace, improve the human condition, and limit government intrusion into the lives of individuals.

For listing of Officers, see http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/main/boardovr.html

HOOVER SCHOLARS

Richard V. Allen Annelise Anderson Kenneth Anderson Martin Anderson, Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow Terry L. Anderson, Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow Scott W. Atlas Dennis L. Bark Robert J. Barro Gary S. Becker, Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Senior Fellow Arnold Beichman Joseph Berger Bruce D. Berkowitz Peter Berkowitz Russell A. Berman Michael S. Bernstam Clint Bolick Michael J. Boskin David W. Brady Timothy Charles Brown Bruce Bueno de Mesquita John H. Bunzel Richard T. Burress Edgardo Buscaglia Ming Chan Linda L. Chao John F. Cogan, Leonard and Shirley Ely Senior Fellow Robert Conquest, Curator, Russian and CIS Collection, Hoover Library William Damon David Davenport Larry Diamond Aaron Director Gerald A. Dorfman Sidney Drell Dinesh D'Souza, Robert and Karen Rishwain Research Fellow Peter J. Duignan John B. Dunlop Peter Duus Mary Eberstadt Keith E. Eiler Richard A. Epstein, Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow Heinz Eulau Williamson Evers John A. Ferejohn Chester E. Finn Jr. Morris P. Fiorina Milton Friedman Timothy Garton Ash R. Richard Geddes Oleg A. Grinevsky Stephen Haber, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow Robert E. Hall, Robert and Carole McNeil Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow Robert T. Hartmann David R. Henderson Thomas H. Henriksen Robert Hessen Charles Hill Robert P. Huff Laura E. Huggins Nicholas J. Imparato Alex Inkeles Bobby Inman A. Ross Johnson Kenneth Jowitt, Pres and Maurine Hotchkis Senior Fellow Kenneth L. Judd, Paul H. Bauer Senior Fellow Marci Kanstoroom Daniel P. Kessler Melvyn B. Krauss, William L. Clayton Senior Fellow Anne O. Krueger Stanley Kurtz Stephen Langlois Lawrence J. Lau Edward P. Lazear, Morris Arnold Cox Senior Fellow Kurt R Leube Tod Lindberg Seymour Martin Lipset Tibor Machan Thomas E. MaCurdy George Marotta Rachel McCleary Michael McFaul, Peter and Helen Bing Research Fellow Charles E. McLure Jr. Joseph McNamara Thomas A. Metzger Henry I. Miller H. Lyman Miller James C. Miller III Rodney K. Minott Jongryn Mo Terry M. Moe Thomas Gale Moore Jennifer Roback Morse Ramon H. Myers, Curator, East Asian Collection, Hoover Library Robert J. Myers Norman M. Naimark Guity Nashat Toshio Nishi Chiaki Nishiyama Douglass C. North, Bartlett Burnap Senior Fellow James H. Noyes Bertrand M. Patenaude Mark R. Peattie William J. Perry Agnes Peterson Carol Peterson Paul E. Peterson Alvin Rabushka, David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow John Raisian William Ratliff, Curator, Latin and North American Collection, Hoover Library Margaret E. Raymond Rita Ricardo-Campbell Condoleezza Rice, Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow Paul Craig Roberts Peter Robinson Paul M. Romer Henry S. Rowen Thomas J. Sargent David Satter Peter F. Schweizer Kenneth Scott John Shoven George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow Hanna Skandera Kiron K. Skinner, W. Glenn Campbell Research Fellow Abraham D. Sofaer, George P. Shultz Senior Fellow Richard Sousa Thomas Sowell, Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy Richard F. Staar Shelby Steele Georgij Stepanov James L. Sweeney Charles Sykes John B. Taylor Edward Teller Barry R. Weingast Bill Whalen George Wilson David A. Wise, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow Charles Wolf Jr. Hongda (Harry) Wu Robert Zelnick

DISTINGUISED VISITING FELLOWS John E. Chubb Newt Gingrich Gidon Gottlieb Paul R. Gregory Paul T. Hill E.D. Hirsch Jr. Caroline M. Hoxby Edwin Meese III Diane Ravitch Herbert J. Walberg Pete Wilson

HONORARY FELLOWS

Ronald Reagan Alexander Solzhenitsyn Margaret Thatcher

NOTE: Biographies of many "scholars" can be accessed on web site by clicking on highlighted names: http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/scollist.html