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Henry Salvatori (March 28, 1901 – July 6, 1997) was an Italian-born American geophysicist, businessman, philanthropist, and political activist.

Salvatori founded Western Geophysical in 1933 and, after selling the company in 1960, pursued a second career as a philanthropist and conservative political activist. He was a long-time financial supporter of The Heritage Foundation and the Claremont Institute, both conservative think tanks.

Background and business career

Salvatori was born in Tocco da Casauria, Abruzzo, Italy, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1908.^[1]

He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and a master's degree in physics from Columbia University in 1926. In 1930, he joined Geophysical Service Incorporated, but he left in 1933 to found Western Geophysical. Western Geophysical prospered, allowing him to begin a long involvement in philanthropy and conservative political causes. In 1960, he sold Western Geophysical to Litton Industries, allowing him to devote more time to politics. ^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy and activism

Having already been a founding stockholder of National Review magazine in the 1950s, Salvatori pursued a second career as a philanthropist and conservative political activist after selling Western Geophysical in 1960.

In 1962, he convinced the staunchly conservative Joe Shell, Richard M. Nixon's intraparty rival for governor, to endorse Nixon in the general election to promote party unity. Nixon, however, lost to the Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. In 1964, Salvatori chaired Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign in California. He convinced Goldwater to allow Ronald Reagan to give a televised fundraising speech entitled "A Time for Choosing", the speech that launched Reagan's political career. Salvatori funded the telecast and recording of Reagan's speech himself, a fact crucial to the speech's eventual airing in support of Goldwater. The candidate's close advisors strongly disapproved of Reagan and the speech.^[2]

Later, he was one of Reagan's initial supporters for governor of California, having served as state finance chairman for his 1966 campaign and as part of Reagan's "kitchen cabinet". Salvatori was the campaign director for Sam Yorty during Yorty's 1969 mayoral primary campaign against Tom Bradley.^[3]

Salvatori and his wife, the former Grace Ford, also made significant contributions to civic and educational institutions, including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Claremont McKenna College, the University of Southern California, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Pepperdine University, and Boston University. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1969, Salvatori founded The Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World at Claremont McKenna College. In 1990 he established the Henry Salvatori Foundation, which has, among other acts, endowed a chair (the Henry Salvatori Professorship in American Values and Traditions) at Chapman University.^[4] another chair (the "Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service") at Chapman University School of Law, currently held by John Eastman.^[5] and endowed, in 1996, the Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship, awarded annually by The Heritage Foundation.^[6]

Recognition

Salvatori was honoured by the Young America's Foundation, which created the Henry Salvatori Lecture Series in 1991.^[7]

Extended family

Salvatori's grandson Ford O'Connell is a Republican political activist, analyst, pundit and writer.^[8]

References

^ According to immigration records, he arrived at the Port of New York on April 17, 1908 as Ercole Salvatori with his mother, Francesca di Giulio and two sisters on the S/S Moltke (see [1])
^ "When 'A Time for Choosing' Became the Time for Reagan". National Review. November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ "Yorty Campaign Reorganized; Henry Salvatori Takes Charge" by Kenneth Reich, Los Angeles Times, April 15, 1969.
^ "$250,000 Gift Will Be Used to Fund U.S. Studies Chair", Los Angeles Times, December 12, 1994
^ Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service profile. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
^ "What's New At Heritage" Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Hoover Institution, March 1, 1996. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
^ "A Timeline of Our History", Young America's Foundation website. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
^ USC News. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

External links

USC News: Trustee Henry Salvatori Dies at 96
L.A. Times: Henry Salvatori, GOP Kingmaker, Dies – Oil company founder was contributor to Republicans, confidant to three presidents.
N.Y. Times: Henry Salvatori, G.O.P. Adviser And Oil Company Founder, 96
Salvatori profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 15, 2005), libertyhaven.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014
Salvatori profile, SEG Virtual Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
Salvatori bio, Claremont-McKenna College website. Retrieved April 27, 2014

[1] According to immigration records, he arrived at the Port of New York on April 17, 1908 as Ercole Salvatori with his mother, Francesca di Giulio and two sisters on the S/S Moltke (see [1])

[2] "When 'A Time for Choosing' Became the Time for Reagan". National Review. November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[3] "Yorty Campaign Reorganized; Henry Salvatori Takes Charge" by Kenneth Reich, Los Angeles Times, April 15, 1969.

[4] "$250,000 Gift Will Be Used to Fund U.S. Studies Chair", Los Angeles Times, December 12, 1994

[5] Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service profile. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

[6] "What's New At Heritage" Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Hoover Institution, March 1, 1996. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

[7] "A Timeline of Our History", Young America's Foundation website. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

[8] USC News. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

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-'''Henry Salvatori''' (March 28, 1901 &ndash; July 7, 1997) was an [[United States|American]] [[geophysicist]], [[businessman]], [[philanthropy|philanthropist]], and political activist.
+'''Henry Salvatori''' (March 28, 1901 &ndash; July 6, 1997) was an Italian-born American [[geophysicist]], businessman, philanthropist, and political activist.
-Salvatori founded [[Western Geophysical]] in 1933 and, after selling the company in 1960, pursued a second career as a philanthropist and conservative political activist. He was a long-time financial supporter of the [[Heritage Foundation]] and the [[Claremont Institute]], both conservative [[think tank]]s.
+Salvatori founded [[Western Geophysical]] in 1933 and, after selling the company in 1960, pursued a second career as a philanthropist and conservative political activist. He was a long-time financial supporter of [[The Heritage Foundation]] and the [[Claremont Institute]], both conservative [[think tank]]s.
 ==Background and business career==
-Salvatori was born in [[Tocco da Casauria]], [[Abruzzo]], [[Italy]], and emigrated with his family to the [[United States]] in 1908.<ref>According to immigration records, he arrived at the Port of New York on April 17, 1908 as Ercole Salvatori with his mother, Francesca di Giulio and two sisters on the S/S Moltke (see [http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NYT715_1094-0307/4005888407?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fbackend.710302.xyz%3a443%2fhttp%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dErcole%26gsln%3dSalvatore%26msbdy%3d1901%26msbpn__ftp%3dPentima%252c%2bItaly%26msady%3d1908%26msapn__ftp%3dNew%2bYork%2bPort%252c%2bNew%2bYork%252c%2bNew%2bYork%252c%2bUSA%26msapn%3d11128%26msapn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3244%257c35%257c1652382%257c2162%257c11128%257c0%257c%26cpxt%3d0%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3d2q1%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d4005888407%26recoff%3d8%2b9%26db%3dnypl%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord])</ref>
+Salvatori was born in [[Tocco da Casauria]], Abruzzo, Italy, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1908.<ref>According to immigration records, he arrived at the Port of New York on April 17, 1908 as Ercole Salvatori with his mother, Francesca di Giulio and two sisters on the S/S Moltke (see [http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NYT715_1094-0307/4005888407?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fbackend.710302.xyz%3a443%2fhttp%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dErcole%26gsln%3dSalvatore%26msbdy%3d1901%26msbpn__ftp%3dPentima%252c%2bItaly%26msady%3d1908%26msapn__ftp%3dNew%2bYork%2bPort%252c%2bNew%2bYork%252c%2bNew%2bYork%252c%2bUSA%26msapn%3d11128%26msapn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3244%257c35%257c1652382%257c2162%257c11128%257c0%257c%26cpxt%3d0%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3d2q1%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d4005888407%26recoff%3d8%2b9%26db%3dnypl%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord])</ref>
-He earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1923 and a [[master's degree]] in [[physics]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1926. In 1930, he joined [[Geophysical Service Incorporated]], but he left in 1933 to found [[Western Geophysical]].
+He earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1923 and a master's degree in [[physics]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1926. In 1930, he joined [[Geophysical Service Incorporated]], but he left in 1933 to found [[Western Geophysical]].
 Western Geophysical prospered, allowing him to begin a long involvement in philanthropy and conservative political causes. In 1960, he sold Western Geophysical to [[Litton Industries]], allowing him to devote more time to politics. {{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
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 Having already been a founding stockholder of ''[[National Review]]'' magazine in the 1950s, Salvatori pursued a second career as a philanthropist and conservative political activist after selling [[Western Geophysical]] in 1960.
-In 1962, he convinced the staunchly [[Conservative (politics)|conservative]] [[Joe Shell]], [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s intraparty rival for governor, to endorse Nixon in the [[general election]] in order to promote party unity. Nixon, however, lost to the Democrat [[Pat Brown|Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.]] In 1964, Salvatori chaired [[Barry Goldwater]]'s presidential campaign in [[California]]. He convinced Goldwater to allow [[Ronald Reagan]] to give a televised fundraising speech entitled "[[A Time for Choosing]]", the speech that launched Reagan's political career.
+In 1962, he convinced the staunchly [[Conservative (politics)|conservative]] [[Joe Shell]], [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s intraparty rival for governor, to endorse Nixon in the general election to promote party unity. Nixon, however, lost to the Democrat [[Pat Brown|Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.]] In 1964, Salvatori chaired [[Barry Goldwater]]'s presidential campaign in California. He convinced Goldwater to allow [[Ronald Reagan]] to give a televised fundraising speech entitled "[[A Time for Choosing]]", the speech that launched Reagan's political career. Salvatori funded the telecast and recording of Reagan's speech himself, a fact crucial to the speech's eventual airing in support of Goldwater. The candidate's close advisors strongly disapproved of Reagan and the speech.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-14 |title=When ‘A Time for Choosing’ Became the Time for Reagan |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/ronald-reagan-a-time-for-choosing-speech-made-history/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
 Later, he was one of Reagan's initial supporters for governor of California, having served as state finance chairman for his 1966 campaign and as part of Reagan's "kitchen cabinet". Salvatori was the campaign director for [[Sam Yorty]] during Yorty's 1969 mayoral primary campaign against [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]].<ref>"Yorty Campaign Reorganized; Henry Salvatori Takes Charge" by Kenneth Reich, ''Los Angeles Times'', April 15, 1969.</ref>
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 Salvatori and his wife, the former Grace Ford, also made significant contributions to civic and educational institutions, including the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]], [[Claremont McKenna College]], the [[University of Southern California]], the [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Stanford University]], [[Pepperdine University]], and [[Boston University]]. {{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
-In 1969 Salvatori founded [http://www.cmc.edu/salvatori '''The Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World'''] at [[Claremont McKenna College]]. In 1990 he established the [http://www.cmc.edu/salvatori/about Henry Salvatori Foundation], which has, among other acts, endowed a chair (the ''Henry Salvatori Professorship in American Values and Traditions'') at [[Chapman University]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-12/local/me-8090_1_american-values "$250,000 Gift Will Be Used to Fund U.S. Studies Chair"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 12, 1994</ref> another chair (the "Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service") at [[Chapman University School of Law]], currently held by [[John C. Eastman|John Eastman]].<ref>[http://www.chapman.edu/law/faculty/eastman.asp Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service profile]; accessed April 27, 2014.</ref> and endowed, in 1996, the ''Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship'', awarded annually by the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/7542 "What's New At Heritage"], Hoover Institution, March 1, 1996; accessed April 27,   2014.</ref>
+In 1969, Salvatori founded The Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World at [[Claremont McKenna College]]. In 1990 he established the Henry Salvatori Foundation, which has, among other acts, endowed a chair (the Henry Salvatori Professorship in American Values and Traditions) at [[Chapman University]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-12-me-8090-story.html "$250,000 Gift Will Be Used to Fund U.S. Studies Chair"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 12, 1994</ref> another chair (the "Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service") at [[Chapman University School of Law]], currently held by [[John C. Eastman|John Eastman]].<ref>[http://www.chapman.edu/law/faculty/eastman.asp Henry Salvatori Professorship in Law & Community Service profile]. Retrieved April 27, 2014.</ref> and endowed, in 1996, the Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship, awarded annually by [[The Heritage Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/7542 "What's New At Heritage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910205127/http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/7542 |date=September 10, 2012 }}, Hoover Institution, March 1, 1996. Retrieved April 27, 2014.</ref>
 ==Recognition==
-Salvatori has been honoured by the [[Young America's Foundation]], which created the Henry Salvatori Lecture Series in 1991.<ref>[http://www.yaf.org/History.aspx "A Timeline of Our History"], Young America's Foundation website; accessed April 27, 2014.</ref>
+Salvatori was honoured by the [[Young America's Foundation]], which created the Henry Salvatori Lecture Series in 1991.<ref>[http://www.yaf.org/History.aspx "A Timeline of Our History"], Young America's Foundation website. Retrieved April 27, 2014.</ref>
 ==Extended family==
-Salvatori's grandson [[Ford O'Connell]] is a Republican political activist, analyst, pundit and writer.
+Salvatori's grandson Ford O'Connell is a Republican political activist, analyst, pundit and writer.<ref>[https://news.usc.edu/11494/Trustee-Henry-Salvatori-Dies-at-96/ USC News]. Retrieved November 10, 2015.</ref>
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-<references/>
 ==External links==
+* [https://news.usc.edu/11494/Trustee-Henry-Salvatori-Dies-at-96/ USC News: Trustee Henry Salvatori Dies at 96]
-*{{Wayback |date=20051215072007 |url=http://www.libertyhaven.com/thinkers/henrysalvatori/henry.html |title=Salvatori profile }}, libertyhaven.com; accessed April 27, 2014
+* [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-08-me-10735-story.html L.A. Times: Henry Salvatori, GOP Kingmaker, Dies – Oil company founder was contributor to Republicans, confidant to three presidents.]
-*[http://www.mssu.edu/seg-vm/bio_henry_salvatori.html Salvatori profile], SEG Virtual Museum; accessed April 27, 2014.
+* [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/13/us/henry-salvatori-gop-adviser-and-oil-company-founder-96.html N.Y. Times: Henry Salvatori, G.O.P. Adviser And Oil Company Founder, 96]
-*[http://salvatori.claremontmckenna.edu/about Salvatori bio], Claremont-McKenna College website; accessed April 27, 2014
+*{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215072007/http://www.libertyhaven.com/thinkers/henrysalvatori/henry.html|date=December 15, 2005|title=Salvatori profile}}, libertyhaven.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014
-*''Who's Who in the West'' (A.N. Marquis Co., 1963), page 601<!-- ISBN needed -->
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050106195400/http://www.mssu.edu/seg-vm/bio_henry_salvatori.html Salvatori profile], SEG Virtual Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
+*[http://salvatori.claremontmckenna.edu/about Salvatori bio], Claremont-McKenna College website. Retrieved April 27, 2014
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