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American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Interviewee
Lenkowsky, Leslie December 13, 1991 

Call Number
90-048

Physical Description

30 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 103 minutes; index; photo of interviewee, photo of interviewee with President Reagan

Interviewer
Lichtenberg, Naomi

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Leslie Lenkowsky, the president of the Hudson Institute, discusses his background and education, the neo-conservative movement, Judaism, and the strengths and weaknesses of American foundations in this interview. He speaks of the impacts of the nineteen sixties, including increased attention to social welfare. In addition, Lenkowsky comments on foundation assessment, the problems with family foundations, the philanthropic role of the government, the relationship between Judaism and neo-conservatism, and many of his fellow philanthropists and the institutions they represent.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Council on Foundations
    • Ford Foundation
    • Hudson Institute
    • Institute for Educational Affairs
    • Philanthropic Roundtable
    • A Thousand Points of Light Foundation
    • United States Congress
    • Occupation Names
    • philanthropist
    • Personal Names
    • Carnegie, Andrew
    • Kahn, Herman
    • Kristol, Irving
    • Odendahl, Theresa
    • Rooney, Pat
    • Rosenwald, Julius
    • Place Names
    • Baltic Region
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Soviet Union
    • Subjects
    • diversity
    • family foundations
    • foundation leaders
    • foundations
    • George Bush administration
    • government philanthropic role
    • grant evaluation
    • grant making
    • Judaism
    • neo-conservatism
    • nineteen sixties
    • philanthropy
    • Reagan administration
    • social welfare
    • volunteerism