The Clare Boothe Luce Award was established in 1991 by
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the preside ...
in memory of
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce ( Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, U.S. ambassador, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play '' The Women'', which h ...
, an American
ambassador
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and conservative U.S. congresswoman. The award is intended for major contributors to the
conservative movement Conservative movement may refer to:
*Conservatism in the United States, in politics
*Conservatism, a political philosophy
*Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism outside North America, is a Jewish religious moveme ...
.
Recipients
* 1991:
Shelby Cullom Davis
Shelby Cullom Davis (April 1, 1909 – May 26, 1994) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist from the state of New York. In 1947 he created Shelby Cullom Davis & Company, which became a leading investment firm. He later se ...
and
Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Kathryn Wasserman Davis (February 25, 1907 – April 23, 2013) was an American investor, painter, philanthropist, and political activist. She was a longtime promoter of women's rights and planning parenthood. She was committed to engaging lo ...
* 1997:
Ronald Reagan
* 1998:
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman (; July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the ...
and