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Hoover Institution

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Research center that published a simulation demonstrating the negative impacts of the California wealth tax.


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Summary

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a prominent American public policy think tank and research institution located at Stanford University. Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover to house his World War I archives, it has evolved into a center dedicated to promoting personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While formally a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations. The institution is widely recognized for its conservative leanings and has historically provided personnel for Republican administrations. It hosts a distinguished roster of fellows, including Nobel laureates and former high-ranking government officials such as Condoleezza Rice, who became its director in 2020. In addition to its extensive library and archives, the institution conducts research across fields like economics, history, and national security, recently producing a notable study on the potential catastrophic economic impact of a wealth tax in California.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Founded

    1919-06-01

  • Founder

    Herbert Hoover

  • Director

    Condoleezza Rice

  • Full Name

    Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace

  • Headquarters

    434 Galvez Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • Legal Status

    501(c)(3) organization

  • Tax ID Number

    94-1156365

  • Employee Count

    201-500 employees

  • Parent Organization

    Stanford University

  • Global Influence Ranking (2021)

    10th most influential think tank

Timeline
  • Founded by Herbert Hoover as a library to house his World War I archives. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1919-06-01

  • Herbert Hoover defined the institution's mission to study records of war to preserve peace and the American way of life. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1959-01-01

  • The Hoover Institution was awarded the National Humanities Medal. (Source: Wikidata)

    2006-01-01

  • Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assumed the role of Director of the Hoover Institution. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2020-09-01

  • Ranked 10th most influential think tank in the world and 1st on the 'Top Think Tanks to Look Out For' list. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2021-01-01

  • Published a study modeling the catastrophic economic impact of the proposed California Wealth Tax. (Source: Document 8ec76a5b-a537-4b74-a32b-9109456ff87d)

    2024-03-01

Hoover Institution

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace (formerly the Hoover Institute and Library on War, Revolution, and Peace), commonly known as the Hoover Institution, is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While the institution is officially a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations. It is widely described as conservative, although its directors have contested the idea that it is partisan. The institution began in 1919 as a library founded by Stanford alumnus Herbert Hoover prior to his presidency in order to house his archives gathered during World War I. The well-known Hoover Tower was built to house the archives, then known as the Hoover War Collection (now the Hoover Institution Library and Archives), and contained material related to World War I, World War II, and other global events. The collection was renamed and transformed into a research institution ("think tank") during the mid-20th century. Its mission, as described by Herbert Hoover in 1959, is "to recall the voice of experience against the making of war, and by the study of these records and their publication, to recall man's endeavors to make and preserve peace, and to sustain for America the safeguards of the American way of life." It has staffed numerous jobs in Washington for Republican presidents from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. It has provided work for people who previously had important government jobs. Notable Hoover fellows and alumni include Nobel Prize laureates Henry Kissinger, Milton Friedman, and Gary Becker; economist Thomas Sowell; scholars Niall Ferguson and Richard Epstein; former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich; and former secretary of defense James N. Mattis. In 2020, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice became the institution's director. It divides its fellows into separate research teams to work on various subjects, including Economic Policy, History, Education, and Law. It publishes research by its own publishing house, the Hoover Institution Press. In 2021, Hoover was ranked as the 10th most influential think tank in the world by Academic Influence. It was ranked 22nd on the "Top Think Tanks in United States" and 1st on the "Top Think Tanks to Look Out For" lists of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program that same year.

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  • Hoover Institution - Wikipedia

    The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace (formerly the Hoover Institute and Library on War, Revolution, and Peace), commonly known as the Hoover Institution, is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While the institution is formally a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations. It is widely described as conservative, although its directors have contested the idea that it is partisan "Partisan (politics)"). [...] The institution began in 1919 as a library founded by Stanford alumnus Herbert Hoover prior to his presidency in order to house his archives gathered during World War I. The well-known Hoover Tower was built to house the archives, then known as the Hoover War Collection (now the Hoover Institution Library and Archives), and contained material related to World War I, World War II, and other global events. The collection was renamed and transformed into a research institution ("think tank") during the mid-20th century. Its mission, as described by Herbert Hoover in 1959, is "to recall the voice of experience against the making of war, and by the study of these records and their publication, to recall man's endeavors to make and preserve peace, and to sustain for America the safeguards of [...] | Hoover Tower in May 2014 | | Abbreviation | Hoover | | Formation | June 1919; 106 years ago (1919-06) | | Founder | Herbert Hoover | | Type | Public policy "Public policy (law)") think tank | | Tax ID no. | 94-1156365 | | Legal status | 501(c)(3) organization(3)_organization "501(c)(3) organization") | | Purpose | Public policy research in economics, history, and national security. | | Professional title | The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace | | Location | United States 434 Galvez Mall Stanford, California (Stanford University), U.S. 94305 | | Coordinates | 37°26′N 122°10′W / 37.43°N 122.17°W / 37.43; -122.17 | | Director | Condoleezza Rice | | Parent organization | Stanford University |

  • Hoover Institution | Stanford Impact Labs

    Stanford University (link is external) Stanford Impact Labs logo Universities # Hoover Institution #### Website See website The Hoover Institution is a public policy think tank located at Stanford University, dedicated to promoting individual and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. It conducts research on domestic and international policy issues, houses a significant library and archives collection, and brings together scholars and policymakers to advance ideas that support freedom and opportunity. Stanford University © Stanford University. Stanford, California 94305.

  • Hoover Institution, Stanford University | LinkedIn

    # Hoover Institution, Stanford University Ideas Advancing Freedom Think Tanks • Stanford, CA • 43,974 followers • 201-500 employees ## Overview The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. With its eminent scholars and world-renowned Library & Archives, the Hoover Institution seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity and secure and safeguard peace for America and all mankind. Connect with the Hoover Institution: • YouTube: • X: • Facebook: • Instagram: • TikTok: ### Website ### Crunchbase N/A ### LinkedIn ### Industry Think Tanks

  • Hoover Institution

    Events Student Opportunities About Hoover ### About Hoover Located on the campus of Stanford University and in Washington, DC, the Hoover Institution is the nation’s preeminent research center dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote economic prosperity, national security, and democratic governance. Learn More - The Hoover Story - Hoover Timeline & History - Mission Statement - Vision of the Institution Today - Key Focus Areas - Topics - Who we are - About our Fellows - Leadership - Research Programs - Annual Reports - Overseers - Hoover in DC - News - Events [...] Unlike the romanticized tale the Chinese Communist Party tells of itself, the early years of the CCP were ones of unrepentant violence and a rise to power made possible only with external help. Watch Video ###### Library & Archives View More . ## A World-Class Library & Archives Founded by Herbert Hoover in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is home to some of the world's most renowned collections documenting war, revolution, peace, and political, economic, and social change in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Free and open to all, discover how to search the collections, arrange a research visit, or explore exhibitions by clicking below. Learn More Learn More #### Exhibitions | Now On View [...] /sites/default/files/2022-06/Hoover\_HP\_VideoA\_RAW\_0.mp4 /sites/default/files/2022-06/Hoover\_HP\_VideoB\_RAW%20.mp4 /sites/default/files/2022-06/Hoover\_HP\_VideoC\_RAW\_0.mp4 ###### Welcome to the # HOOVER INSTITUTION Seeking to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all mankind. Learn More . ###### 2026 Edition Of The Stanford Emerging Technology Review Offers Policymakers And Business Leaders New Insights Into The Implications Of Frontier Technologies. via Hoover Daily Report . ###### The Arsenal Of Democracy: Technology, Industry, And Deterrence In An Age Of Hard Choices By Eyck Freymann, Harry Halem via Hoover Institution Press .

  • Research & Teaching Fellowship - Hoover Apply

    Successful applicants will pursue their own research within this framework, contributing to it and helping to teach in a course associated with it. We are particularly looking for scholars who work on political, economic, military, geopolitical, institutional, and technological history. The position is located at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University working for Senior Fellows Stephen Kotkin, Niall Ferguson, and Victor Davis Hanson. About Stanford University’s Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. [...] Successful applicants will pursue their own research within this framework, contributing to it and helping to teach in a course associated with it. We are particularly looking for scholars who work on political, economic, military, geopolitical, institutional, and technological history. The position is located at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University working for Senior Fellows Stephen Kotkin, Niall Ferguson, and Victor Davis Hanson. About Stanford University’s Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. [...] Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover before he became the thirty-first president of the United States, the Institution began as a repository of historical material gathered at the end of World War I. The library and archives have grown to be amongst the largest private repositories of documents on twentieth-century political and economic history. Over time the Institution expanded its missions from collecting archival material to conducting advanced research on contemporary history and economics and applying this scholarship to current public policy challenges.

Location Data

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Galvez Mall, Santa Clara County, California, 94305, United States

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Coordinates: 37.4275751, -122.1664630

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