Lee Edwards
President, Center for International Relations
"Lee Edwards is widely regarded as the chief historian of the American conservative movement. He has published more than 15 books about the leading individuals and institutions of American conservatism, including biographies of Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater and a history of The Heritage Foundation.
"He published his latest book, To Preserve and Protect: The Life of Edwin Meese III in 2005. It is a biography of Meese, the 75th U.S. Attorney General, a Reagan adviser for more than 30 years – and Heritage's Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy.
"A second offering in 2005 revisited a favorite subject: Ronald Reagan. A year after the former president's death, Edwards – who published the first Reagan biography in 1967 – thought he should write another to help keep the memory alive. The 187-page result, The Essential Ronald Reagan: A Profile in Courage, Justice and Wisdom, covers Reagan's life and impact on America in a way that led one Amazon.com reviewer to write, 'This book is essential for anyone wanting to learn about Ronald Reagan – especially those who are reading about him for the first time.'
"A prolific writer, Edwards has been published in such major newspapers as The Boston Globe, Detroit News, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times and magazines such as Crisis, National Review, Policy Review and Reader's Digest. He is a frequent commentator on television and radio and has appeared on FOX News Channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor' and 'Fox and Friends,' PBS' 'The Lehrer NewsHour,' C-SPAN's 'Booknotes' and 'Washington Journal' and CNN's 'Inside Politics.' He has lectured in nearly 20 nations on various aspects of American and world politics." (Biographical essay courtesy of The Heritage Foundation)
Professional Experience
Dr. Edwards is the author of Mediapolitik: How the Mass Media Have Transformed World Politics, Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography, and numerous other books and articles.
Education
- B.A., Duke University
- Ph.D., 1986, The Catholic University of America.
Courses
Mass Media and World PoliticsPublications
Prof. Edwards receives media award Memorial dedication caps Prof. Edwards' years of workBooks
William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement The Essential Ronald Reagan Mediapolitik: How the Mass Media Have Transformed World Politics
