American conservative commentator (born 1964)
Michael Johns
Johns in 2013
Born (1964-09-08 ) September 8, 1964 (age 59) Education University of Miami (B.B.A. ) Occupation(s) Health care executive, public policy analyst, writer, commentator Website Official website
Michael Johns (born September 8, 1964) is an American conservative commentator, policy analyst, writer, a former speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush . He is a leader and spokesman in the Tea Party movement .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He was also a health care executive.[5] [10] [11] [12]
Early life and education [ edit ] Johns was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania ,[13] and graduated from Emmaus High School .[5] [14] He graduated from the University of Miami in 1986, receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in economics.[8] [13] [15] As a University of Miami student, he was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society , the highest honor awarded a student by the university.[16] He also studied humanities at the University of Cambridge , England.[8]
Political and public policy career [ edit ] Johns began his political and public policy career as a Lyndon B. Johnson fellow working with Rep. Donald L. Ritter .[8]
In 1986, he began work at The Heritage Foundation , a Washington, D.C. -based conservative think tank .[8] Johns was an assistant editor of the Foundation's journal, Policy Review , for which he wrote on national security and foreign policy issues.[8] [17] [18]
In 1988, he became a policy analyst for African and Third World affairs in the Heritage Foundation's foreign policy and defense studies department. While there, he researched and wrote on topics including South Africa , U.S. relations with Zaire and Kenya , the famine in Ethiopia , and the civil wars in Angola and Mozambique .[8] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Johns was a White House speechwriter during the presidency of George H. W. Bush .[1] [5] [13] [25]
He has also worked for New Jersey governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean , Sen. Olympia Snowe and at the International Republican Institute .[13]
Johns has been a spokesman for the Tea Party movement .[1] [6] [7] [9] [26] He has served on the leadership team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition.[27]
Johns was vice president of Gentiva Health Services and has held senior positions at Eli Lilly and Company and Electric Mobility Corporation.[10] [11] [12]
Johns wrote the U.S. and Africa Statistical Handbook , and contributed to Finding Our Roots, Facing Our Future: America's 21st Century and Freedom in the World: The Annual Guide of Political Rights and Civil Liberties .[28]
He has written for The Wall Street Journal , The Christian Science Monitor , National Review , Human Events , and other publications, and appeared as a commentator on CBS News , C-SPAN , and other media.[1] [2] [3] [4] [29] [30] In 2012, National Journal named him one of ten Republicans to follow on Twitter .[31]
Johns has been a resident of Deptford Township, New Jersey .[32]
^ a b c d Brian Montopoli (25 January 2010), Katie Couric Interviews Tea Party Leaders , CBS News, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Michael Johns (15 November 1989), Namibian Voters Deny Total Power To SWAPO , Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 10 August 2014, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Michael Johns (26 October 1989), Savimbi's Elusive Victory In Angola , Human Events, archived from the original on 27 July 2013, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Michael Johns, Speechwriter , C-Span Video Library, archived from the original on 13 January 2014, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b c d Tad Lichtenauer, Former White House Speechwriter (PDF) , Cross and Crescent Magazine, archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2015, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Kate Zernike (17 April 2010), "Tea Party Supporters Affluent, Educated" , New York Times , archived from the original on 13 January 2014, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Different Cup Of Tea , Gloucester County Times, 24 February 2010, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b c d e f g Former Lehigh Valley Man Gets Foundation Position , The Morning Call, 15 January 1989, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Justin Quinn, Interview with National Tea Party Founder & Leader Michael Johns , About.com, archived from the original on 19 November 2012, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Michael Johns (30 June 2009), Here's How Part-B Can Save Medicare , HME News, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Eli Lilly & Company , Pharmacist's Coffee Magazine, 2 September 2010, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b Wheelchair NCD Won't Bring Documentation Clarity , Supercoder.com, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ a b c d Michael Johns , Notable Names Database, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Emmaus High School Alumni (PDF) , Emmaus High School, January 2012, retrieved 8 June 2013 [permanent dead link ]
^ Area Students Receive Their College Degrees , The Morning Call, 21 August 1986, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ "Former Bush speechwriter leading Tea Party to legitimacy, victory," by Andrew Moran, Digital Journal, April 30, 2013
^ Michael Johns (March 1987), The Lessons Of Afghanistan , Policy Review
^ Michael Johns (September 1987), Seventy Years Of Evil , Policy Review
^ Michael Johns (November 1988), Angola At The Crossroads , Policy Archive
^ Michael Johns (February 1989), A U.S. Strategy To Foster Human Rights In Ethiopia , Policy Archive
^ Michael Johns (February 1990), Angola: Testing Gorbachev's 'New Thinking' , Policy Archive
^ Michael Johns (July 1990), With Freedom Near in Angola This is No Time to Curtail UNITA Assistance , Policy Archive
^ E. A. Wayne (8 May 1989), Ethiopian Regime Looks West For Helping Hand , Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Robert M. Press (26 September 1991), Zaire Army Riots Test Regime , Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Justin Quinn, The Top Conservatives To Follow On Twitter , About.com, archived from the original on 30 December 2016, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Robert Wilonsky (10 June 2009), Because Nothing Screams, "Happy July 4th!" Like Michelle Malkin at Southfork Ranch , Dallas Observer, archived from the original on 28 December 2010, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ The National Leadership Team , Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Books By NJC Alumni , National Journalism Center, archived from the original on 4 July 2013, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ Michael Johns (25 February 1994), If U.S. Force Is Needed In Bosnia... , Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 8 June 2013
^ On The Scene , National Review
^ "Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter," by Adam Mazmanian, National Journal , August 27, 2012 , Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ "Candidates seek area tea party's support at rally" ,The Philadelphia Inquirer , April 18, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2022. "Michael Johns, a national tea party leader from Deptford, speaks to the crowd."