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Feulner, Weyrich, and the The Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C., 7/30/25 — Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., (R.I.P., 7/18/2025) best known as the man who put the Heritage Foundation on the map, was a colossus in Washington. From 1977 to 2013, with much determination and creativity, he made Heritage the go-to place for the definitive conservative position on nearly everything. Feulner set the standard for the entire conservative movement of excellent work product, expert management, and skillful internecine cooperation.
To give history its due, however, Feulner was the partner, but not the originator, of the concept that became The Heritage Foundation. The idea, and the name, of the Heritage Foundation came from Paul Weyrich.
