On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research held its ninth annual Alexander Hamilton Awards Dinner. The Honorees were: the Honorable Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, who was introduced by MI trustee Peter Flanigan; and the Honorable Ray Kelly, Police Commissioner, City of New York, who was introduced by MI senior fellow Heather Mac Donald. MI Chairman Paul Singer was the dinner chairman. Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a special appearance to congratulate the awardees.

The award recognizes New Yorkers who exemplify Hamiltonian values: civic leadership, fiscal restraint, entrepreneurial spirit, and energetic public debate. A crowd of New York’s business, media, and philanthropic elite—500-strong—attended in support of the Institute.

On Thursday, November 13, 2008, the Manhattan Institute proudly hosted President of the United States George W. Bush at New York's historic Federal Hall National Memorial. The President spoke in defense of free market principles and warned of the dangers of excessive financial regulation.

"Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility—the highway to the American Dream."
—President George W. Bush

On Thursday, October 16th, the Manhattan Institute hosted its 21st annual Wriston Lecture. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the keynote address titled "Judging in a Government by Consent."

"What is the role of government? Or more to the point, what is the role of our government? Interestingly, this is the question that our framers answered more than 200 years ago when they declared our independence and adopted our written Constitution. They established the form of government that they trusted would be best to preserve liberty and allow a free people to prosper."
—Justice Clarence Thomas

On Thursday, October 2, 2008, the Manhattan Institute was honored to host Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters.

"It is heartening that the Manhattan Institute—an organization which has done so much to advance policy in areas such as welfare reform, education, and public safety—is putting their intellectual capital to work on infrastructure issues."
— Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters

On Monday, April 21st Manhattan Institute hosted Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney.

"The scholars and fellows of the Institute have built one of the most impressive think tanks in the country. And you do more than dwell in the world of ideas—you know how to build a case for reform and how to set events on a new track."
- Vice President Dick Cheney

On Thursday, November 1, 2007, the Manhattan Institute was proud to host Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the keynote speaker of our conference, "Thinking Big for New York City." Full text and video of the speech are available on the Mayor's website. He opened his remarks with some kind words for the Manhattan Institute:

"I want to thank the Manhattan Institute, and its president Larry Mone, not just for bringing us together this morning, but for more than 25 years of scholarship, and leadership, in reshaping public policy in our city. On subjects ranging from welfare reform to tax policy, the Manhattan Institute's hard-nosed, well-researched ideas have had a tremendous impact."

On Tuesday June 27th, 2006 the Manhattan Institute was proud to host President George W. Bush as he delivered a major policy address on restoring the Line-Item Veto

"...I want to thank the Manhattan Institute's support for pro-growth economic policies, policies that really send a clear signal that we are still the land of dreamers and doers and risk-takers."
- President George W. Bush

On Monday July 17th, 2006 the Manhattan Institute was proud to host Senator John McCain on his visit to New York City. The Senator shared his views on several current political issues including immigration, the Middle East conflict, energy policy, and the economy.
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Media:
McCain Does Manhattan, By the Issues, New York Sun, 07-18-06
European criticism of Israel 'amazes' senator, Financial Times, 07-18-06

The Manhattan Institute was proud to host Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Tuesday, June 13th, 2006. He discussed America's growing energy needs and the role that nuclear power can play in meeting that surging demand—a topic of the highest economic, environmental, and national-security importance.

The Manhattan Institute was proud to host Vice President Dick Cheney who delivered a major policy address on Iraq and the War on Terror. The full text of his remarks are available on the White House website.

  The Vice President began his remarks with a generous compliment for the Manhattan Institute: "This is a place of tremendous creativity, of original thinking, and of intellectual rigor. The scholars of the Manhattan Institute have shown, time and again, the power of good ideas to shape public policy and to have an impact on the lives of people here in New York and across the nation. You have made enormous contributions to the betterment of the city and the policy debate nationwide. The Manhattan Institute is greatly admired in the country, and rightly so. I congratulate you for building such a fine reputation, and for maintaining it over the years."