President George W. Bush awarded Hoover Institution Fellow Victor Davis Hanson with a National Humanities Medal yesterday at the White House. A famous military historian, Hanson received the award after the entire Hoover Institution was similarly recognized last year.

The medal is granted to those who have furthered understanding, engagement or access to the humanities for American citizens. Hanson is a former visiting professor in classics and has written or edited 13 books on Greek, military and other history. He is also known for contributing essays to The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and has been awarded for his teaching in Greek and Latin.

Hoover Fellows Thomas Sowell and Shelby Steele have also each received the National Humanities Medal in 2002 and 2004, respectively.