Clare Boothe Luce Award

The Clare Boothe Luce Award was established in 1991 by the Heritage Foundation in memory of Clare Boothe Luce, an American playwright, journalist, ambassador, and U.S. congresswoman. The award is the foundation’s highest public honor for distinguished contributions to the conservative movement. The first Clare Boothe Luce Award was given jointly in September 1991 to Shelby Cullom Davis, a former U.S. ambassador, and his wife, Kathryn Wasserman Davis. A lecture was delivered on that occasion by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.[1]

Heritage has presented the award to many notable members of the conservative movement, including former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who received the award in 1997;[2] Nobel economist Milton Friedman and his wife Rose Friedman in 1998;[3] conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr. in 1999;[4] Thatcher in 2002[5] and former U.S. senator and judge James L. Buckley in 2010.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Lee. The Power of Ideas. Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books. pp. 43–50. ISBN 0-915463-77-6.
  2. ↑ Rankin, Margaret (12 December 1997). "Heritage of conservatism is ongoing after 25 years". Washington Times.
  3. ↑ Dan Lips (18 August 2009). "Rose D. Friedman, Quite a Teacher". Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "William F. Buckley Jr.". National Review Online. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Thatcher praises Blair’s support for US". BBC News. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ↑ McIntyre, Ken (10 December 2010). "Heritage's Luce Award goes to James Buckley". The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

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