Bruce Herschensohn
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Bruce Herschensohn | |
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Born | Stanley Bruce Herschensohn September 10, 1932 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 2020 | (aged 88)
Occupation | Political commentator |
Spouse | Bunny Domenic |
Stanley Bruce Herschensohn (September 10, 1932 – November 30, 2020) was an American conservative
Herschensohn quickly rose to prominence in the
Previously, Herschensohn had been a Distinguished Fellow at the
Early life and career
Herschensohn attended University High School in Los Angeles. He then joined the United States Air Force and served 1951–1952.
Political campaigns
Unsuccessful 1986 U.S. Senate primary campaign
In 1986, Herschensohn unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate seat held by Democrat Alan Cranston. He finished far ahead of the crowded pack in most of Southern California[6] but finished second statewide to Silicon Valley Representative Ed Zschau, who won the nomination by plurality.[citation needed]
1992 U.S. Senate election
In 1992, when Cranston retired, Herschensohn won the Republican nomination narrowly, defeating U.S. Representative Tom Campbell, a more moderate Republican who had been on the faculty of Stanford University and who had been elected to Zschau's former Congressional seat. Herschensohn received 956,136 votes (38.2 percent) to Campbell's 895,970 (35.8 percent). The remaining 417,848 ballots (16.7 percent) went to Mayor Sonny Bono of Palm Springs, also a relative moderate. During the primary campaign and afterwards, Herschensohn became a close friend of Bono and encouraged his former rival to seek election to the United States House of Representatives in 1994.[citation needed]
Herschensohn lost the
Career
- RKO Pictures, Los Angeles
- Studio messenger, 1950–51
- In art department, 1953–55
- United States Air Force, 1951–52
- San Diego, California, film maker and director, 1955–56
- Self-employed film director, producer, and writer in Los Angeles, 1956–68
- Director, John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1964)
- Member of board of trustees of American Film Institute, 1967
- U.S. delegation to International Film Festival
- Chairman of delegation, Czechoslovakia, 1968
- Member of delegation in U.S.S.R., 1969
- U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C., director of Motion Picture and Television Service, 1968–72
- Instructor for "U.S. Image Abroad" at the University of Maryland, 1972
- Member of board of governors of Charles Edison Memorial Youth Foundation
- Consultant to 1972 Republican National Convention
- White House, Washington, D.C. (Richard Nixon administration)
- Staff assistant to president, 1972–73
- Deputy special assistant, 1973–74
- Self-employed film director, producer, and writer, 1975–76
- Freelance writer, 1976–2020
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Transition Team, 1980
- Political commentator for Los Angeles KABC radio and TV stations, 1978–1991
- Senior Fellow, School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, 2006–2020
- Nonresident Associate Fellow, Nixon Center
- Board of directors, Center for Individual Freedom
Authorship
- The Gods of Antenna, Arlington House. (1976)
- Lost Trumpets: A Conservative's Map to America's Destiny, The Claremont Institute Press, Claremont, California. (1994)
- Hong Kong at the Handover (Editor), Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland. (1999)
- Across the Taiwan Strait: Democracy: The Bridge Between Mainland China and Taiwan (Editor), Lexington Books. (2002)
- Passport: A Novel of The Cold War (1st ed.). New York: I Books. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7434-7984-4.
- Taiwan : the threatened democracy. Los Angeles: World Ahead Pub. 2006. LCCN 2006933774.
- Above Empyrean : a novel of the final days of the war on Islamic terrorism (1st ed.). New York: Beaufort Books. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8253-0516-0. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- An American Amnesia: How the U.S. Congress Forced the Surrenders of South Vietnam and Cambodia. New York: Beaufort Books. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8253-0632-7.
- Obama's Globe: A President's Abandonment of US Allies Around the World. New York: Beaufort Books. 2012. ISBN 978-0825306853.
- Author of films:[citation needed]
- "Tall Man Five-Five", (Strategic Air Command)
- "Karma", International Communications Foundation
- "The President", U.S. Information Agency
- "Bridges of the Barrios", U.S. Information Agency
- "The Five Cities of June", 1963, U.S. Information Agency
- "John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums", 1965, U.S. Information Agency
- "Eulogy to 5:02", 1965, U.S. Information Agency
- Contributor of stories to, among others:[citation needed]
- Conservative Digest
- Newsday
- Newsweek
- Human Events
- Saturday Evening Post
Awards
- Arthur S. Flemming Award, 1969
- Academy Award from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1970, for short documentary film "Czechoslovakia: 1968"
- Academy Award nominations, 1969 and 1972
- Distinguished service award from U.S. Information Agency, 1972
- Award from Council Against Communist Aggression, 1972
Notes
- spoiler candidate.
References
- ISBN 978-0-684-84898-3.
...Jews who came to the defense of the Christian right – including ... Bruce Herschensohn ... are among our most extreme political conservatives...
- ^ Richard L. Berke (June 1, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Senate Race Primaries for Cranston's Seat Expose Rifts in California Parties' Ideologies; Republicans View Contest for Heart of Their Party". The New York Times.
- ^ "Contemporary Authors Online". Galegroup.com. October 17, 2001.
- ^ "S. Bruce Herschensohn Exit Interview (National Archives), Nixon Library and Museum". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu".
- ^ Simon, Richard (June 5, 1986). "Valley Candidates Took a Drubbing at Home in GOP Senate Voting" (Fee). Los Angeles Times Archives -Metro; 2; Zones Desk (Valley Edition). p. 8. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
External links
- Brief Bio on Pepperdine University website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Bruce Herschensohn at IMDb