Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": George P. Shultz
George Pratt Shultz was only one of two men to hold four different cabinet-level posts in one or more presidential administrations....
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Mike Martinez
- May 14
- 3 min
Online Course Offered on Political Scandals: June 28 and July 5
In early April of this year, I received an email from a representative of an organization, Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y, New York,...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 30
- 14 min
Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": James E. Webb
James Edwin Webb is remembered as the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during a challenging time in the...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 16
- 11 min
Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": Elmer B. Staats
Elmer Boyd Staats was once described as a “pragmatic agent of good government.” During a career that began during the administration of...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 30
- 6 min
Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": Alice Rivlin
Dr. Alice Rivlin is remembered as an economist and expert on the federal budget, serving in a variety of influential positions within...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 16
- 13 min
Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": James A. Baker III
James Addison Baker III became the consummate Washington, DC, fixer. He was the man that presidents and statesmen looked to when they...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 28
- 6 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": Alan K. "Scotty" Campbell
Scotty Campbell was that rare academic who could move seamlessly in and out of the public sector throughout a long and distinguished...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 16
- 9 min
Public Service Exemplars: "A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement": Elliot Richardson
Elliot Lee Richardson was one of only two people to hold four cabinet-level positions in the American national government. (The other man...
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Mike Martinez
- Jan 31
- 6 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Dwight Ink
Once heralded as the “Indiana Jones of Public Administrators” and “Mr. Implementation,” Dwight Ink lived a fascinating, charmed life. He...
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Mike Martinez
- Jan 15
- 6 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: David O. “Doc” Cooke
Of all the figures portrayed in this book, David O. “Doc” Cooke was arguably the most obscure. He seldom captured headlines or engaged...
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Mike Martinez
- Dec 31, 2022
- 7 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Robert C. Weaver
Robert Clifton Weaver was the first secretary of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department as well as the first Black person to...
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Mike Martinez
- Dec 15, 2022
- 8 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Stewart Udall
Stewart Udall was a three-term United States congressman from Arizona as well as secretary of the interior under Presidents John F....
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Mike Martinez
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Cover Art: Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History
My book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History is slated to be published in June 2023. The publisher, Rowman & Littlefield,...
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Mike Martinez
- Nov 15, 2022
- 7 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Wilbur J. Cohen
Wilbur Joseph Cohen is not a well-known public figure during the twenty-first century, but in his era, he was recognized in some quarters...
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Mike Martinez
- Nov 1, 2022
- 9 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Hyman G. Rickover
Remembered as a gruff, pile-driving, hard-working, stern taskmaster, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover helped the U.S. Navy modernize its...
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Mike Martinez
- Oct 15, 2022
- 5 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Frances Oldham Kelsey
Frances Oldham Kelsey is discussed in a chapter of my upcoming book Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement.”...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 30, 2022
- 11 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Allen Dulles
A chapter of my upcoming book Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement” is devoted to Allen Welsh Dulles. Dulles...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 17, 2022
- 6 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Ralph Bunche
Ralph Johnson Bunche was a giant figure in the field of American foreign policy. As a diplomat who worked in multiple agencies, he proved...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 1, 2022
- 7 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Alice Hamilton
Chapter 8 of my upcoming book Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement” portrays a pioneering health advocate,...
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Mike Martinez
- Aug 16, 2022
- 8 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Robert Moses
Robert Moses was a public servant who spent his professional career in metropolitan New York overseeing public works projects such as the...
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