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[[File:Stephen H. Hess 2018.jpg|thumb|Hess in 2018]]
'''Stephen H. Hess''' (born April 20, 1933 in [[New York City]]) is a senior fellow emeritus in the Governance Studies program at the [[Brookings Institution]]. He studies media, the U.S. presidency, political dynasties and the U.S. government. He first joined Brookings in 1972 and was distinguished research professor of media and public affairs at the [[George Washington University]] (2004–2009). He served on Presidents [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[White House]] staff and as an adviser to Presidents [[Gerald R. Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref name="Brookings Bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/experts/stephen-hess/|title=Stephen Hess Bio|work=Brookings Institution|accessdate=11 May 2017}}</ref>

Hess earned a B.A. in [[political science]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in 1953. Under United States President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Hess was a Special Assistant in the [[White House]] Office from February 20, 1959 until January 1961.<ref>Federal Records Division, National Archives and Records Administration. ''United States Government Organization Manual, 1960–1961''. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office. 1960 -1959. p. 58.</ref> As a Special Assistant in the White House Office, Hess’ principal duty was to draft speeches for the President and other spokesman for the Administration—inside Government and out. Other responsibilities assumed by Hess during his tenure in the White House included: acting as an advisor to the [[Republican National Committee]]’s “Committee on Programs and Progress”, helping to gather materials from various governmental departments and agencies for possible inclusion in the 1960 GOP platform, preparing bi-weekly reports concerning congressional action on the budget for legislative leaders’ meetings and sitting in on Republican congressional meetings about the 1959 Federal Airport Act.

Hess has also served as a fellow of Government at [[Harvard University]] (1979–82), as U.S. Representative to the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] (1976) and the [[UNESCO]] General Conference (1974). From 1969 to 1971, he was the National Chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth, and was the Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs in 1969. He has worked in key consultant and adviser capacities for the [[Russell Sage Foundation]], the [[German Marshall Fund]], the [[Ford Foundation]] and the U.S. Government.

In 1977, Hess was elected as a fellow of the [[National Academy of Public Administration (United States)|National Academy of Public Administration.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Incorporated |first=Prime |title=National Academy of Public Administration |url=https://napawash.org/fellow/13518 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=National Academy of Public Administration |language=en}}</ref>

Hess is a member of the Senior Advisory Committee of the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref name="Brookings Bio"/>

Recent written works include: 'American Political Cartoons: The Evolution of a National Identity' (2010)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hess|first1=Stephen|last2=Northrop|first2=Sandy|title=American Political Cartoons, 1754-2010: The Evolution of a National Identity|date=2010|publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=9781412811194|url=http://www.brookings.edu/research/books/2010/americanpoliticalcartoons}}</ref> and 'Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012' (2012),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hess|first1=Stephen|title=Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012|date=2012|publisher=Brookings Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=9780815723868|url=https://www.brookings.edu/book/whatever-happened-to-the-washington-reporters-1978-2012/}}</ref> and an autobiography, 'Bit Player: My Life with Presidents and Ideas' (2018).

==References==
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/political.families/index.html CNN.com: Political family names bring shame as well as fame]

==External links==
*[http://eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/H.html Records of Stephen H. Hess, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum]
*[https://www.brookings.edu/experts/stephen-hess/ Brookings biography page]
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