The Francis Boyer Award was once the highest honor conferred by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. It was named for Francis Boyer, a chief executive at Smith, Kline & French in the mid-twentieth century and a strong supporter of AEI who died in 1972. The Boyer Award was replaced in 2003 by the Irving Kristol Award

Irving Kristol Award

The Irving Kristol Award is the highest honor conferred by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.The award is given for "notable intellectual or practical contributions to improved public policy and social welfare" and named in honor of Irving Kristol. It replaced the Francis...

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List of recipients

Year	Recipient	Nationality	Lecture title
1977	Gerald R. Ford		"Toward a Healthy Economy"
1978	Arthur F. Burns Arthur F. Burns Arthur Frank Burns was an American economist. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978.- Career :...		"The Condition of the American Economy"
1979	Paul Johnson Paul Johnson -Sports:*Paul Johnson , head football coach at Georgia Tech*Paul Johnson [1896-1973], Major League outfielder*Paul Johnson , English cricketer*Paul Johnson , English footballer...		"The Things That Are Not Caesar's"
1980	William J. Baroody Sr. William J. Baroody Sr. William J. Baroody Sr. was an American political figure. He was president of the American Enterprise Institute from 1962 to 1978. Baroody joined the American Enterprise Association in 1954 as executive vice president. Upon his retirement as president of the AEI he was succeeded by his son, William J...		Award given posthumously
1981	Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...		"The Realities of Security"
1982	Hanna Holborn Gray Hanna Holborn Gray Hanna Holborn Gray , is a historian of political thought in the area of the Renaissance and Reformation, and an emerita professor and former President of the University of Chicago.-Biography:...		"The Higher Learning and the New Consumerism"
1983	Alan Walters Alan Walters Professor Sir Alan Arthur Walters was a British economist, best known as the former Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1989 after his return from the USA.- Early life :...		"The British Renaissance, 1979-?"
1984	Robert H. Bork		"Tradition and Morality in Constitutional Law"
1985	Jeane J. Kirkpatrick		"The United States and the World: Setting Limits"
1986	David Packard David Packard David Packard was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard , serving as president , CEO , and Chairman of the Board . He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969–1971 during the Nixon administration...		"Management of America's National Defense"
1987	Paul A. Volcker		"Public Service: The Quiet Crisis"
1988	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....		"Freedom and Vigilance"
1989	Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
1990	Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author. A National Humanities Medal winner, he advocates laissez-faire economics and writes from a libertarian perspective...		"Cultural Diversity: A World View"
1991	Irving Kristol Irving Kristol Irving Kristol was an American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neoconservatism"...		"The Capitalist Future"
1993	Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....		"Getting Our Priorities Right"
1994	Carlos Salinas de Gortari
1995	George F. Will		"The Cultural Contradictions of Conservatism"
1996	Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC...		"The Challenge of Central Banking in a Democratic Society"
1997	James Q. Wilson James Q. Wilson James Q. Wilson is an American academic political scientist and an authority on public administration. He is a professor and senior fellow at the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College....		"Two Nations"
1999	Michael Novak Michael Novak Michael Novak is an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than twenty-five books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism...		"God's Country: Taking the Declaration Seriously"
2000	Christopher DeMuth Christopher DeMuth Christopher C. DeMuth is an American lawyer. He was the president of the American Enterprise Institute , a conservative think tank, from 1986 to 2008. DeMuth is widely credited with reviving AEI's fortunes after its near-bankruptcy in 1986 and leading the institute to new levels of influence and...		"After the Ascent: Politics and Government in the Super-Affluent Society"
2001	Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....		"Be Not Afraid"
2002	Norman Podhoretz Norman Podhoretz Norman B. Podhoretz is an American neoconservative pundit and writer for Commentary magazine.-Early life:The son of Julius and Helen Podhoretz, Jewish immigrants from the Central European region of Galicia, Podhoretz was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn...		"America at War: The One Thing Needful"