Synopsis of Garland Tucker’s presentation “Conservative Heroes”. ICON Lecture Series event of 6/16/15. Dear Friends, This is the second event for which ICON has constructed a post-event synopsis. It is our intention to continue to do so after future events, and since these synopses are still a new work in progress, we are particularly interested […]
Washington, DC—A prevailing myth asserts that there is no American conservative tradition. Louis Hartz’s classic book, The Liberal Tradition in America, even proclaimed that American society operates under a liberal consensus. In truth, conservatism in America, as one early-twentieth-century politician said, is “as old as the Republic itself.” But what are its foundational principles, and […]
June 16, 2015 “Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan” Read Endorsements for Garland’s book Mr. Tucker co-founded Triangle Capital Corporation’s predecessor companies, Triangle Capital Partners, LLC and Triangle Mezzanine Fund LLLP in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Prior to co-founding Triangle, Mr. Tucker and an outside investor group sold First Travelcorp, a […]