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New Senior Fellow

We are delighted to announce that James E. Person Jr. has been named a Senior Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center. Mr. Person is a long-time friend of the Center. He is a publishing manager, writer, and editor at large, and the author, among other books of Russell Kirk: A Critical Biography of a Conservative Mind (1999). Currently he is editing the forthcoming Selected Letters of Russell Kirk.

Feb 2012

As the prophet of American conservatism, Russell Kirk has taught, nurtured, and inspired a generation. From . . . Piety Hill, he reached deep into the roots of American values, writing and editing central works of political philosophy. His intellectual contribution has been a profound act of patriotism. I look forward to the future with anticipation that his work will continue to exert a profound influence in the defense of our values and our cherished civilization.

Ronald Reagan, 1981