From small-town life to the world stage, Richard Lesher's inspiring
tale is one of dogged determination. The son of an alcoholic and
violent father in Depression-era Pennsylvania, Lesher worked his
way through school, eventually overseeing NASA's vital
technological transfer program during the race to the moon. His
greatest achievement, however, was serving as president of the US
Chamber of Commerce from the Ford through the Clinton
administrations. Working closely with the presidents—especially
Reagan—he modernized the Chamber over 22 years and dramatically
expanded its national and international outreach. Believing
strongly in the power of the free enterprise system, Lesher became
a key voice and agent of economic change in former communist
countries in the 1990s. Respected and admired by presidents,
officials, and world leaders on both the left and right, Lesher has
lived a hopeful and uniquely American story, a remarkable testament
to personal perseverance and the ever-present opportunities in a
free society.
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