The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI),is a center-right think tank based in Washington,D.C.,that researches government,politics,economics,and social welfare. AEI is an independent nonprofit organization supported primarily by contributions from foundations,corporations,and individuals.
George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20,2001,and ended on January 20,2009. Bush,a Republican from Texas,took office following his narrow electoral college victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. Four years later,in the 2004 presidential election,he narrowly defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry,to win re-election. Bush served two terms and was succeeded by Democrat Barack Obama,who won the 2008 presidential election. He is the eldest son of the 41st president,George H. W. Bush.
The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) was a non-governmental organization which described itself as a "distinguished group of Americans" who wanted to "free Iraq from Saddam Hussein".
James Addison Baker III is an American attorney,diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary of the treasury under President Ronald Reagan and the 61st U.S. secretary of state before returning as the 16th White House chief of staff under President George H. W. Bush.
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation,commonly known as the Bradley Foundation,is an American charitable foundation based in Milwaukee,Wisconsin,that has been one of the most influential funders of the conservative movement.
Ronald Steven Suskind is an American journalist,author,and filmmaker. He was the senior national affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal from 1993 to 2000,where he won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for articles that became the starting point for his first book,A Hope in the Unseen. His other books include The Price of Loyalty,The One Percent Doctrine,The Way of the World,Confidence Men,and his memoir Life,Animated:A Story of Sidekicks,Heroes,and Autism, from which he made an Emmy Award-winning,Academy Award-nominated feature documentary. Suskind has written about the George W. Bush administration,the Barack Obama administration,and related issues of the United States' use of power.
Brent Scowcroft was a United States Air Force officer who was a two-time United States National Security Advisor,first under U.S. President Gerald Ford and then under George H. W. Bush. He served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He served as Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005,and advised President Barack Obama on choosing his national security team.
Joshua Brewster Bolten is an American lawyer and politician. Bolten served as the White House chief of staff to U.S. president George W. Bush,replacing Andrew Card on April 14,2006. Previously,he served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2003 to 2006.
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a nonprofit organization that advises conservative philanthropists and advocates for donor privacy.
Stephen John Hadley is an American attorney and senior government official who served as the 20th United States National Security Advisor from 2005 to 2009. He served under President George W. Bush during the second term of his administration. Hadley was Deputy National Security Advisor during Bush's first term.
Ray Lee Hunt is an American billionaire heir and businessman.
Spirit of America (SoA) is a US non-governmental and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works alongside American military personnel and diplomats to promote American values abroad by saving and improving lives. The organization provides material goods,programs,and personnel to help the United States Government achieve its objectives. Spirit of America was founded in 2003 by Los Angeles based venture capitalist,Jim Hake,who in the wake of the September 11th attacks sought to directly support conventional military and special operation teams performing reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Charity Navigator gave Spirit of America an overall 4-star rating for 2019 fiscal year.
Robert Nicholas Burns is an American diplomat and international relations scholar who served as the United States ambassador to China from 2022 to 2025.
Kenneth Gerard Langone Sr. KSG is an American billionaire businessman best known for organizing financing for the founders of The Home Depot. He is a major donor to the Republican Party.
The American Enterprise (TAE) was a public policy magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington,D.C. Its editorial stance was politically conservative,generally advocating free-market economics and a neoconservative U.S. foreign policy.
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20,1989,and ended on January 20,1993. Bush,a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan,took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. His presidency ended following his defeat in the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton,after one term in office. Bush was the father of the 43rd president,George W. Bush.
Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant,policy advisor,and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31,2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs,the Office of Public Liaison,and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Rove was one of the architects of the Iraq War.
Frank J. Hanna III is an American entrepreneur,merchant banker and philanthropist. He was one of three entrepreneurs profiled in the Acton Institute and PBS documentary film The Call of the Entrepreneur.
The Almanac of American Philanthropy is a reference book published by the Philanthropy Roundtable donors group in 2016 to capture the history,purpose,effects,and modern direction of private philanthropy in the United States.
Daniel MacArthur Gade is an American disability and veteran services activist,political candidate,professor,and researcher. He became an amputee in 2005 while serving as a company commander in Ramadi,Iraq. Gade retired from the United States Army as a lieutenant colonel in 2017. Gade was the Republican nominee for the 2020 election to represent Virginia in the United States Senate losing to incumbent Democrat Mark Warner. He currently serves as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
