Robert Allen Goldwin (1922 – January 12, 2010) was an American political scientist specializing in the study of the Constitution, who left academia to enter government at the invitation of his friend

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, serving as adviser and "intellectual-in-residence" for the presidential administration of

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

. He was subsequently a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

Early life and education

Goldwin was born in New York City to restaurateurs, and served in the United States Army during World War II. He performed undergraduate studies at St. John's College in

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, graduating in 1950. Goldwin was a student of

Leo Strauss Leo Strauss (, ; September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a German-American political philosopher who specialized in classical political philosophy. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, Strauss later emigrated from Germany to the United States. ...

at the University of Chicago, attaining his PhD in 1963 but continuing as lecturer there until 1966. It was there that he became friends with

. He was awarded a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...

in 1966, and he subsequently taught at Kenyon College in Ohio and became Dean at St. John's College.

Career

Goldwin entered government at the invitation of then

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, working initially as a special adviser. When Rumsfeld became White House Chief of Staff, Goldwin followed him. At the White House, Goldwin organized dinners with intellectuals for the president and conducted seminars in the solarium. Following his time in government, Goldwin became a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he wrote extensively on the constitution. He remained interested in current affairs, inviting political figures to seminars. He was credited by Rumsfeld with a significant contributions to ongoing public debates, including the Law of the Sea treaty and the drafting of a constitution for Iraq in 2003.

Bibliography

* From Parchment to Power, AEI Press, January 1998 * After the People Vote, AEI Press, March 1992 * The Spirit of the Constitution, AEI Press, July 1990 * Foreign Policy and the Constitution, AEI Press, March 1990. * Why Blacks, Women, and Jews Are Not Mentioned in the Constitution, and Other Unorthodox Views, AEI Press, January 1990. * Forging Unity out of Diversity, AEI Press, May 1989 * Constitution Makers on Constitution Making, Rowman & Littlefield, December 1988 * The Constitution, the Courts, and the Quest for Justice, AEI Press, December 1988 * Slavery and Its Consequences, AEI Press, August 1988 * Constitutional Controversies, AEI Press, December 1987 * How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom? AEI Press, February 1987 * Separation of Powers, AEI Press, September 1986 * How Federal Is the Constitution? AEI Press, February 1986 * How Does the Constitution Secure Rights? AEI Press, January 1985 * How Capitalistic Is the Constitution? AEI Press, August 1982 * The Government's Role in Solving Societal Problems, Associated Faculty Press, Incorporated, January 1982 * Bureaucrats, Policy Analysts, Statesmen, AEI Press, January 1980 * How Democratic Is the Constitution? AEI Press, January 1980 * Political Parties in the 1980s, AEI Press, January 1980 * Beyond the Cold War, Ayer Co Pub, June 1979 * A Nation of States, Houghton Mifflin Company, May 1976 * Readings in Russian Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, January 1970

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldwin, Robert Allen 1922 births 2010 deaths American political scientists Ford administration personnel University of Chicago alumni St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni American Enterprise Institute Kenyon College faculty United States Army personnel of World War II