The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies is an American think tank based in Dallas, Texas, and now associated with Southern Methodist University. The primary mission of the Tower Center is to promote the study of politics and international affairs and to stimulate an interest in ethical public service among undergraduates. The Tower Center is an academic center where all parties and views are heard in a marketplace of ideas, and the Center pursues its mission in a non-partisan manner.John Goodwin Tower Center, Official website. Retrieved July 2011
Medal of Freedom The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor the Tower Center bestows. It is awarded in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the advancement of democratic ideals and to the security, prosperity and welfare of humanity. Recipients include: Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Colin Powell (1997) Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Lady Margaret Thatcher (1999) The 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush (2001) General Tommy Franks (2003) Senator John McCain (2006) Prime Minister Tony Blair (2008) The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush and the Former First Lady Laura Bush (2010) Former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Baker (2012)
Board of directors Dan Branch, Chair Robert W. Jordan, Vice-chair Hugh C. Akin Hunter L. Hunt Jan Hart Black Jan Rees-Jones Frederick Bush Gene Jones Felix Chen Brad E. Cheves, ex officio Cary M. Maguire Richard Collins Nancy Cain Marcus Penny Tower Cook Fred Meyer Brad O’Leary Jeanne Tower Cox Pat Patterson Thomas M. Dunning Rena Pederson Robert A. Estrada Sarah Perot Alan Feld Jeanne L. Phillips Richard W. Fisher Joe H. Staley, Jr. Darab Ganji William M. Tsutsui, ex officio Jerome Garza Jack C. Vaughn Linda Gibbons Roger Wallace Joseph M. Grant Ray Washburne Nancy Halbreich Jane Wetzel Karen Hughes Charles Wyly James F. Hollifield, ex officio
Honorary Board of Directors Howard Baker William L. Ball III George W. Bush William Cohen J. French Hill Kay Bailey Hutchison Samuel R. Johnson Tom Loeffler John McCain Frederick D. McClure Dr. Nicholas Rostow Carole Keeton Strayhorn
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