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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Mike Martinez
- Jul 31, 2022
- 5 min
An Update on My Writing Projects
Every summer since I initiated my first blog in July 2011, I have provided an update on my writing projects. Thus, here is my latest...
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Mike Martinez
- Jul 15, 2022
- 9 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: David Lilienthal
David Eli Lilienthal dedicated 19 years of his life to government service, first as director of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 30, 2022
- 11 min
Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement”: Leslie Groves
A chapter in my upcoming book Public Service Exemplars: “A Finer Spirit of Hope and Achievement” is devoted to Lieutenant General Leslie...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
New Book--Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump
I am pleased to announce the publication of my 16th book, Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald...
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Mike Martinez
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
New Publication on Confederate Symbols
In March 2022, my longtime friend and co-author, M. Christine Cagle, and I published an article titled “Reexamining Confederate Symbols...
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