Anyone who knew Edwin J. Feulner Jr. when he arrived in Washington, D.C. as a young congressional staffer in the late 1960s likely remembers him speaking passionately about a dream: to build a foundation that would develop a coherent conservative philosophy — on both domestic and foreign policy — and make it accessible to everyday Americans.

When Feulner passed away on July 18 at the age of 83, that dream had not only been realized but had grown into a powerful institution: The Heritage Foundation. 

Founded in 1973 and now 52 years old, Heritage owes much of its stature to Feulner, who served as its president from 1977 to 2013, and again from 2017 to 2018. 

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