Lewis E. "Lew" Lehrman is a former executive of Rite Aid and conservative activist. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Project for the New American Century, as well as a Trustee to the American Enterprise Institute and Heritage Foundation. He achieved national political prominence in a 1982 campaign for Governor of New York, in which he ran against Democrat Mario Cuomo and lost the election by only two percentage points. A typical Rite Aid pharmacy. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) is a neo-conservative American think tank, based in Washington, DC. The controversial group was established in early 1997 as a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting American global leadership. ... The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943 whose stated mission is to support the foundations of freedom - limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense. ... The Heritage Foundation, a think tank located in Washington, D.C., is an influential public policy research institute whose stated mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) is an American lawyer and New York State Democratic Party politician. ...

Background

In 1972, Lehrman founded the Lehrman Institute, a public policy think tank in New York City which focused on the study of economic and foreign policy from an historical perspective. Lehrman and investor-philanthropist Richard W. Gilder went on to found the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Gilder Lehrman Collection of American historical documents. They also founded the Lincoln and Soldiers Institute at Gettysburg College, which awards the annual Lincoln Prize for the best work of scholarship on President Lincoln and the Civil War period, and the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University, which awards the Frederick Douglass Prize for the best work in these fields. Gettysburg College Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed the Rail Splitter, Honest Abe and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. ...

Lehrman was a managing director of Morgan Stanley and Co. in the late 1980s. After Morgan Stanley, he established an investment company. L.E. Lehrman & Co.. He was also an investor in George W. Bush's Arbusto Energy. He and Gilder were awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush in 2005. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Arbusto Energy (Arbusto Oil) was a petroleum and energy corporation formed in Midland, Texas, in 1977, by George W. Bush. ... The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important resources in the humanities. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ...

Gubernatorial Campaign

Lehrman who resigned all positions in Rite Aid in 1981 to run for Governor of New York the following year. He had served as the company’s President until 1977. Running on the Republican, Conservative and Statewide Independent Party lines, Lehrman was defeated by then-Lieutenant Governor Mario Cuomo, 51-48%. Cuomo ran on the Democratic and Liberal Party lines after defeating New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch in the Democratic primary. Lehrman overwhelming won the Republican primary over attorney Paul J. Curran after several other Republican candidates dropped out of the race. A typical Rite Aid pharmacy. ... Ed Koch, a Democrat, speaks at the 2004 Republican National Convention in support of the re-election of President George W. Bush. ...

Historical Society

Both Gilder and Lehrman are trustees of the New-York Historical Society and active in the revitalization of the American history curriculum in high schools. Lehrman has written and lectured about Abraham Lincoln’s legacy in the centrality of American history.

Conservative causes

Lehrman was also active in civic and conservative causes. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Project for the New American Century, as well as a Trustee to the American Enterprise Institute and Heritage Foundation. The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) is a neo-conservative American think tank, based in Washington, DC. The controversial group was established in early 1997 as a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting American global leadership. ... The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943 whose stated mission is to support the foundations of freedom - limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense. ... The Heritage Foundation, a think tank located in Washington, D.C., is an influential public policy research institute whose stated mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. ...

In 1983 he helped to found Citizens for America, an organization which aided Oliver North's campaign to supply the Nicaraguan Contras. The organization was run by future lobbyist and convict Jack Abramoff in 1985. Citizens for America sponsored a 1985 meeting in Angola between Angolan, Nicaraguan, Afghan, and Laotian anti-communist rebels. Lehrman personally attended the event, called the "Democratic International", but later fired Abramoff for mismanaging the organizations funds. ^[1] Citizens for America is a conservative grass-roots group founded by drugstore magnate Lewis E. Lehrman. ... Lt-Col. ... The Contras (from the Spanish term La Contra, short for movement of the contrarrevolucionarios, meaning counter-revolutionaries) were the armed opponents of Nicaraguas Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and the ending of the Somoza familys 43-year rule. ... Jack A. Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is a United States political lobbyist, Republican activist and businessman who is a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. ... Motto: Peace, Independence, Democracy, Unity and Prosperity Anthem: Pheng Xat Lao Capital Vientiane Largest city Vientiane Official language(s) Lao Government President Prime Minister Communist state Khamtai Siphandon Boungnang Vorachith Independence  - Date From France 19 July 1949 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   236,800 km² (81st) 91,429 sq mi  2% Population... Anti-communism is opposition to communist ideology, organization, or government, on either a theoretical or practical level. ...

References

1. ^ Hemingway, Mark. "My Dinner With Jack" The Weekly Standard, April 3, 2006.

• Right Web | Profile | Lewis E. Lehrman, Right Web, Accessed February 3, 2006.

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External Links

• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
• New-York Historical Society
• Prizing History: American Heritage Magazine