Lynne Cheney

Called “the really indispensible Cheney” by columnist George Will, Lynne Cheney enlivens audiences and lights up TV screens while arguing for the need to teach America’s story fully and fairly. As chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and second lady, she brought this message to audiences across the country.

With a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Mrs. Cheney also speaks forcefully on the importance of nurturing a diversity of viewpoints on college campuses, as well as in the mainstream media. Through speeches and appearances on radio and television including a stint as co-host on Crossfire Sunday - she has established her identity as an incisive commentator on culture and politics.

Inspiring and thought-provoking author

“A riveting book,” talk-show host Mike Gallagher called Lynne Cheney’s Blue Skies, No Fences. “A delightful memoir of more innocent days,” observed Kathryn Lopez of National Review Online. Lynne Cheney’s bestselling children’s books, including America, A Patriotic Primer and We the People have also garnered wide praise, with reviewers noting their careful research and compelling presentation. Cheney is no stranger to controversy, but as Sanford Pinkser, reviewing Telling the Truth in The Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote, “Even those who disagree with [Cheney] will find much more to debate than to easily dismiss.”

Cultural and political commentator

Lynne Cheney’s pamphlets, books, and editorial pieces have won her a wide following among those who yearn for a reinvigoration of common sense and patriotism in our schools, colleges, and national life. Currently a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, her views on subjects ranging from the state of our schools to the condition of our politics gain authority not only from her deep knowledge of history but from her experiences at the highest levels of our national life.