Ran as a Republican in a 1982 campaign for Governor of New York, against Democratic candidate Mario Cuomo, losing the election by only two percentage points.
A senior partner at L.E. Lehrman & Co., an investment firm he established in 1981. Chairman of the Lehrman Institute, a public policy research and grant making foundation founded in 1972.
A member of the Advisory Committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Lincoln Forum.
Was presented the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2005 for his scholarly contributions.
An investment banker who actively supports the ongoing study of American history from a conservative perspective.
President of Rite-Aid in 1977.
Sat on the Gold Commission, with Sen. Ron Paul, in the 1980s.