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Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson (born May 20 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He has been the Chairman and CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of TIME. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and of Kissinger: A Biography (1992), and is the co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986). His biography of Albert Einstein, Einstein: His Life and Universe, was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2007. In 2007, he became a columnist for TIME on international affairs.

After graduating from New Orleans' Isidore Newman School and a brief stint at Deep Springs College, Isaacson attended Harvard College (B.A. in history and literature) and University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College (M.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics).

He began his career in journalism at The Sunday Times and then the New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's fourteenth managing editor in 1996. He became Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003.

He is the chairman of the board of Teach for America. He is on the Board of Tulane University, Science Service, and UAL Corporation (United Airlines). He serves on the national council of The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, the National Constitution Center, and on the Advisory Committee of the National Institutes of Health. On October 17 2005 Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco appointed Isaacson vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, a thirty-three-member policymaking board, led by Norman C. Francis, the president of Xavier University.

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The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues.
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Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published from London.
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The Wise Men were a group of six government officials, who during the Truman administration developed the containment policy of dealing with the Communist bloc. They were featured in a book by that title written by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, published in 1986.
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Isidore Newman School a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre campus in the Uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana. The school offers comprehensive education for students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Deep Springs is a private, all-male, alternative college in Deep Springs, California, in the United States. Deep Springs is in Deep Springs Valley, near the larger Owens Valley and about 25 miles over mountain passes from the nearest town, Dyer, Nevada, and 45 miles from the
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Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature. The College is instructed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which also instructs the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. for post-nominals, from "Oxoniensis"), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
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Rhodes Scholarship is a highly prestigious international award for study at the University of Oxford. Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate course offered by the University except for the MBA – whether a taught Master’s programme, a research degree, or a
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Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2006, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £40.5 million.
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Philosophy, Politics and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE but known as social studies at Harvard) is a popular interdisciplinary degree which combines study from the three disciplines.
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The Sunday Times

The 2006 front page layout of The Sunday Times
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The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues.
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Non-profit organization
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Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a full university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine
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Science Service is a non-profit organization for the promotion of science. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Science Service works primarily to recruit more pre-college students to pursue science, math, and engineering fields in college.
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UAL Corporation

Public (NASDAQ:  UAUA )
Founded 1926
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA

Key people Glenn F. Tilton, Chairman & CEO
Industry Major Airlines
Products Airline Services
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National Constitution Center is a history museum on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just two blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The museum teaches visitors the history and relevance of the United States Constitution through theatre, interactive
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical research.
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The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) is the governmental body created in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita by Governor Kathleen Blanco to plan for the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana.
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Norman C. Francis (born March 20, 1931, Lafayette, Louisiana) is the president of Xavier University of Louisiana. He has been Xavier's president since 1968, making him (as of December 2006) the longest-tenured current leader of an American university.
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