23 Facts About Herbert London

Herbert Ira London was an American conservative activist, commentator, author, and academic.

Herbert London was a frequent columnist for The Washington Times.

Herbert London was president of the Herbert London Center for Policy Research, a conservative think tank hosted at The King's College in New York City, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Herbert London was born on March 6,1939, in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Esta, a homemaker, and Jack Herbert London, who sold materials for upholstery.

Herbert London graduated from Columbia in 1960 and obtained a doctorate in history at New York University in 1966.

Herbert London died in Manhattan from complications of heart failure on November 10,2018, at the age of 79.

Herbert London started working at New York University after getting his doctorate there.

Herbert London was responsible for creating NYU's "University Without Walls" in 1972.

Herbert London was the president of Hudson Institute from 1997 until 2011 and later was named president emeritus.

Herbert London was a senior fellow at the Center for the American University at the Manhattan Institute and chairman of the National Association of Scholars.

In February 2013, Herbert London joined the board of advisors of the Coalition to Reduce Spending.

Herbert London was a noted social critic and a guest lecturer on many major radio and television programs, including CNN's Crossfire which he co-hosted for one year.

Herbert London's work appeared in major newspapers across the country, including the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, National Review, Fortune, The New York Times and many others.

Herbert London registered as a Republican in New York in 1978.

Herbert London was considered a conservative maverick, at various times joining and at other times criticizing the New York State Republican Party.

In 1989, Herbert London entered the race for both the Conservative Party and Republican Party nominations for Mayor of New York City.

Ronald Lauder was endorsed by the Conservatives and Herbert London dropped out of the Republican primary.

Herbert London was the Conservative Party nominee for Governor of New York in 1990.

Herbert London finished one percentage point behind Rinfret, 827,614 votes to 865,948.

Herbert London became the first formally announced candidate to take on incumbent Mario Cuomo, declaring for both the Republican and Conservative parties' nomination in October 1993.

Herbert London went on to face interim Democratic Comptroller Carl McCall.

The Herbert London Center for Policy Research is a 501 nonprofit organization that was founded in 2012 by Herbert London in New York City and defines itself as a boutique think tank created to engage in research and advise on key policy issues of national security, international relations, energy, and risk analysis.

The Herbert London Center was influential in the staffing and policy direction of the first Trump Administration with many of its senior fellows taking on both official and unofficial roles in the administration.