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'''William Baroody'' (1916 - 1980),  was a leading conservative activist and head of the [[American Enterprise Institute]] in Washington.  

'''William Baroody'' (1916 - 1980),  was a leading conservative activist and head of the [[American Enterprise Institute]] in Washington.  

Baroody was born in Manchester, N.H., the son of Joseph Assad Baroody, an immigrant Lebanese stonecutter , and Helen Hasney.  The parents were of Arab origins but Catholic religion.  Baroody attended parochial schools and St. Anselm's College (BA 1936). In 1935 he married Nabeeha Marion Ashooh; they had seven children.  

Baroody was born in Manchester, N.H., the son of Joseph Assad Baroody, an immigrant Lebanese stonecutter, and Helen Hasney.  The parents were of Arab origins but Catholic religion.  Baroody attended parochial schools and St. Anselm's College (BA 1936). In 1935 he married Nabeeha Marion Ashooh; they had seven children.  

He did some graduate study at the University of New Hampshire and at American University in Washington. From 1937 to 1944, Baroody worked as a statistician in state government.  In 1944-45 he was a lieutenant in the Navy.  After the war he became a  statistician at the Veterans Administration in Washington, but moved to the United States Chamber of Commerce, where he was their specialist on Social Security 1950-53.  In 1954, Baroody became executive vice-president of the American Enterprise  Association; it was a small public policy research organization had been founded by Lewis Herold Brown in 1943.  

He did some graduate study at the University of New Hampshire and at American University in Washington. From 1937 to 1944, Baroody worked as a statistician in state government.  In 1944-45 he was a lieutenant in the Navy.  After the war he became a  statistician at the Veterans Administration in Washington, but moved to the United States Chamber of Commerce, where he was their specialist on Social Security 1950-53.  In 1954, Baroody became executive vice-president of the American Enterprise  Association; it was a small public policy research organization had been founded by Lewis Herold Brown in 1943.  

Baroody was a founder of Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in 1962, a member of the board of overseers at the Hoover Institution from 1960 to 1980, and chairman of the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from 1972 to 1979. In 1978, Baroody was succeeded as president of AEI by his son William J. Baroody, Jr., and became chairman of AEI's development committee, a post he retained until his death.   

Baroody was a founder of Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in 1962, a member of the board of overseers at the Hoover Institution from 1960 to 1980, and chairman of the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from 1972 to 1979. In 1978, Baroody was succeeded as president of AEI by his son William J. Baroody, Jr., and became chairman of AEI's development committee, a post he retained until his death.   

While many pundits were bemoaning American decline in the late 1970s , Baroody held was optimistic.  Liberal scholar James MacGregor Burns credited [[Ronald Reagan]]’s victory in 1980 in part to the success of conservative efforts "to build their intellectual case and to use invigorated and broadened conservative ideas as vehicles to political power."  

While many pundits were bemoaning American decline in the late 1970s, Baroody held was optimistic.  Liberal scholar James MacGregor Burns credited [[Ronald Reagan]]’s victory in 1980 in part to the success of conservative efforts "to build their intellectual case and to use invigorated and broadened conservative ideas as vehicles to political power."  

AEI scholars who served in the Reagan administration included Murray Weidenbaum (chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers), Jeane Kirkpatrick (ambassador to the United Nations), James Miller (chairman of the Federal Trade Commission), and David Gergen (director of communications).  

AEI scholars who served in the Reagan administration included Murray Weidenbaum (chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers), Jeane Kirkpatrick (ambassador to the United Nations), James Miller (chairman of the Federal Trade Commission), and David Gergen (director of communications).