More Memos to President Obama

As Mr. Obama takes office, we asked leaders to offer him their best advice. Their responses can inspire us all to renew America's dream.

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Learn from the Past
Fred I. Greenstein, professor of politics emeritus at Princeton University

Quit This War
Georgiana Carter-Krell, national president of American Gold Star Mothers

Insist on an Open Government
Grover G. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform

Work With the Media
Jennifer Loven, president of the White House Correspondents' Association

Support Higher Education
Kate Christobek, law student and recent past student body president at Ohio State University

Get Off to a A Quick Start
Martha J. Kumar, a presidency scholar and teacher at Towson State University

Make Economic Equality for Women a Priority
Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women

Win the War on Terror
Richard Brookhiser, acclaimed historian and author

Restore Our Country's Image
Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia Democrat and longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate

Reduce the Nuclear Threat
Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator and co-chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative

Remind Us What It Takes to Be Great
Anne-Marie Slaghter, dean of Woodrow Willson School of Public and International Affairs

Honor an American Hero
Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philospher and writer

Act Justly and Walk Humbly
Reverend Billy Graham, president advisor since Harry Turman

Talk But Also Listen
David M. Abshire, former White House aide and ambassador to NATO

Fight Extreme Poverty
Dr. Helene D. Gayle, president and CEO of CARE USE

Be Like Ike
Jonathan Rauch, guest scholar at the Brookings Institution

Encourage Debate
Karl Rove, former top White House aide and longtime political strategist to George W. Bush

Reunite the Country
Kathleen Parker, syndicated newspaper columist and author

Be Brutally Honest
Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics

Restate the Case for U.S. Leadership Abroad
Madeleine Albright, secretary of state from 1997 to 2001

Commit to the Environment
Mark Tercek, president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy

Remake the Bully Pulpit
Michael D. McCurry, White House press secretary for President Bill Clinton

Prepare for the Worst
Peggy Noonan, former White House speechwriter and adviser to President Reagan

Invest in the Nation's Health
Richard H. Carmon, MD, U.S. surgeon general from 2002 to 2006

Stop the Cycle of Debt
Robert D. Hormats, former assistant secreaty of state and current vice chairman of Goldman Sachs (International)

Improve Schools
Roy Romer, former governor of Colorado

Reread the Constitution
Pauline Maier, professor of American History at M.I.T.
 

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