Alvin S. Felzenberg
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Alvin S. Felzenberg is an American presidential historian and political commentator who was Principal Spokesman for the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission
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Felzenberg has also served as the Special Assistant and Adviser to the National Broadcasting Board of Governors, a consultant to the Secretary of the Navy, and the Director of Community Outreach and Public Liaison for the Office of Secretary in the U.S. Department of Defense during the administration of George W. Bush
. In the 1980s, Felzenberg was assistant secretary of state of New Jersey
, appointed by Governor Tom Kean.
Felzenberg was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania
and George Washington University
.
He is the author of Governor Tom Kean: From the New Jersey Statehouse to the 9/11 Commission and The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game. Felzenberg is a regular contributor to conservative magazines The Weekly Standard
and The National Review.
Felzenberg holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University
and an M.A. and B.A. from Rutgers University
.
9/11 Commission
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to...
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Felzenberg has also served as the Special Assistant and Adviser to the National Broadcasting Board of Governors, a consultant to the Secretary of the Navy, and the Director of Community Outreach and Public Liaison for the Office of Secretary in the U.S. Department of Defense during the administration of George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. In the 1980s, Felzenberg was assistant secretary of state of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, appointed by Governor Tom Kean.
Felzenberg was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
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He is the author of Governor Tom Kean: From the New Jersey Statehouse to the 9/11 Commission and The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game. Felzenberg is a regular contributor to conservative magazines The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of...
and The National Review.
Felzenberg holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and an M.A. and B.A. from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
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