On the Occasion of the First Day of Issue of A Postage Stamp Honoring President George H.W. BushThe George and Barbara Bush FoundationJ. Edward Day was a Chicago attorney who, much to his surprise, was appointed US postmaster general by President Kennedy. He wrote of this experience in a wry memoir called My Appointed Round. In it, General Day recalled that: Once … Continued |
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The Special RelationshipOn Board Queen Mary 2 When a balloon of Donald Trump as a baby sailed over London at the time of the President’s official visit to Britain last month, many observers saw it as symbolic of a severely-deteriorated Anglo-American relationship. … Continued |
Why Do They Act That Way?Amegy Bank, HoustonI have been invited to give you today a review of the world’s trouble spots. This is what the snooty foreign-policy types like to call a tour d’horizon. Such folk always like to sprinkle in a foreign word or phrase; … Continued |
International TradeSouthwest Regional Economic Forecast - Temecula, CaliforniaThis forum is billed as an “economic forecast”, which implies looking ahead. But I hew to the view of the late, great Yogi Berra, who said, “It’s always hard to predict anything, especially the future.” It’s safer to talk about … Continued |
A Personal JournalBush LibraryIn her column in the Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan once told of a dinner she attended in the Family Quarters of the White House during the first President and Mrs Bush’s time there. Peggy wrote: I sat near Dick … Continued |
Advice to Aspiring Washington WhizzesJohn G. Tower Center for Political Studies at SMUThe late political scientist James Q, Wilson once observed that in Western Europe and Japan, promising students take a competitive exam to enter the civil service, and if they pass the test they can rise in time to hold fairly … Continued |
Remarks on the Decommissioning of USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59)Norfolk Naval StationThis ceremony has special poignancy for those of us who attended both the launching of KAUFFMAN in 1986 and her commissioning a year later. KAUFFMAN was one of many ships that went down the ways in those great years for … Continued |
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: THE WEST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSELyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library – Austin, TexasIt was a tremendous honor and opportunity to work in the West Wing of the White House for a total of four and a half years, under two administrations. It was the culmination of years and years of dreaming and … Continued |
Being an Effective Board MemberNational Association of Corporate Directors→ Always ask questions. Don’t feel embarrassed or fearful that others may think you’re uninformed or unsophisticated. As the old saying goes, “The only stupid question is the one that isn’t asked.” Chances are your fellow directors are wondering exactly … Continued |
When Things Went Right Talk at the Baker InstituteBaker Institute
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