2015 Speaker Series

Garland Tucker, “Conservative Heroes” – Lecture Synopsis

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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 […]

Garland Tucker III

Conservative Heroes – Press Release

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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 […]

2015 Speaker Series

ICON Series Speaker: Garland Tucker III

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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 […]