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Heritage Foundation's "Mandate for Leadership" Becomes Reagan Administration Blueprint

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Regulatory Capture
Actors:Heritage Foundation, Ronald Reagan, Edwin Meese, James Watt, Norman Ture
1981-01-01 · 1 min read

The Heritage Foundation publishes "Mandate for Leadership," a comprehensive 3,000-page policy blueprint containing over 2,000 specific recommendations for conservative governance. Reagan distributes copies to every Cabinet member at their first meeting and the administration implements nearly two-thirds of Heritage's recommendations, demonstrating the unprecedented influence of think tank policy development on actual governance. This document represents the culmination of the Powell Memorandum's vision for conservative intellectual infrastructure directly shaping government policy.

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Sources

  1. The Manifesto of the Reagan Revolution — The New York Times — (2002)
  2. Heritage Foundation's Intellectual Energy for Reagan's Agenda — The Wall Street Journal — (1981-01-01)
  3. Conservative Policy Blueprint Aims to Reshape Government — United Press International — (1981-01)
  4. Heritage Foundation Gives Reagan Passing Grade — The Washington Post — (1981-11-22)