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Institutional
Affiliations
American
Enterprise Institute: Senior Fellow (1)
Coalition
for a Democratic Majority: Former co-chairman (2)
Smith Richardson
Foundation: Member of Board of Governors (3)
PBS Think
Tank: Moderator (1994-current) (1)
Various
Outlets: Syndicated Columnist (1981-2001)
U.S. News
& World Report: Contributing editor (1989-1990) (1)
Senator
Hubert Humphrey Campaign: Adviser (1970) (1)
Senator
Henry M. Jackson Campaign: Adviser (1972; 1976) (1)
Government
Posts/Panels/Commissions
Commission
on Broadcasting to the People's Republic of China: Member (1992)
(1)
Task Force
on U.S. Government International Broadcasting: Member (1991)
(1)
Board for
International Broadcasting: Member and Vice-Chairman (1981-1991)
(1)
U.S. Delegation
to the Madrid Conference on Human Rights: Member (1980) (1)
Presidential
Advisory Board for Ambassadorial Appointments: Member (1977-1980)
(1)
Democratic
National Platform Drafting Committee: Member (1972; 1976) (1)
Office
of the President: Aide and Speechwriter to Lyndon B. Johnson
(1966-1968) (1)
Education
Hobart College: B.A. (1)
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Highlights
& Quotes
Ben Wattenberg,
a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the moderator
of PBS's Think Tank, is the author of several books, including The
First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to Trends in America,
1900-2000 (2001, with Ted Caplow and Louis Hicks).
According to
Media Transparency, Think Tank is "lavishly" funded by
the Bradley, Olin, and Smith Richardson foundations.
Wattenberg
is the father of Ruth Wattenberg, an associate of Social Democrats-USA.
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