Young America's Foundation speaker and friend, Tony Blankley, passed away Saturday evening after a long fight with cancer.
Tony was a conservative author and commentator who served as press secretary to Newt Gingrich during the 1990s and he spent six years in the Reagan administration as a speechwriter and senior policy analyst. Mr. Blankley spoke at a number of Young America's Foundation events including our Thomas Phillips Student Luncheon at CPAC and at our National Conservative Student Conference.
The board and staff of Young America's Foundation extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Blankley family.