Marc Thiessen
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Marc Alexander Thiessen is an American political columnist, speechwriter, and political commentator. He is a columnist for The Washington Post, a Fox News contributor, and a resident fellow at the Ame
Thiessen with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2003
Thiessen with President George W. Bush, William McGurn, and Christopher Michel in 2007
Vassar College
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Vassar College is a private liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher educat
Marc Thiessen
…died. Thiessen is a graduate of the Taft School (1985), a private prep school in Watertown, Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in 1989 and has done graduate studies at the Naval War College. After graduating from college, Thiessen moved to Washington, D.C., where he has worked…
An 1861 oil portrait of Matthew Vassar by Charles Loring Elliott
The Main Building, built in 1861 by architect James Renwick Jr., had the most interior space of any building in the United States, until the United States Capitol was completed in 1868.
Main Building (2026)
The Vassar College Observatory is one of two National Historic Landmarks on the college's campus, along with the Main Building.