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Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. ( / ˈʃlɛsɪndʒər / SHLESS-in-jər; born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a specialist in American history, much of Schlesinger's work explored ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., American historian, educator, and public official whose best-known books explore the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. He served in the latter’s administration. Learn more about Schlesinger’s life and career.
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Learn about the life and work of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., a renowned historian and author of sixteen books, including The Age of Jackson and A Thousand Days. He received the National Humanities Medal in 1998 for his contributions to American political history and the humanities.
May 1, 2007 · A tribute to the renowned historian and intellectual who wrote influential books on Jackson, Roosevelt, and Kennedy. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and legacy in this article by Alan Brinkley.
Mar 1, 2007 · Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the historian whose more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about America’s past and who himself was a provocative, unabashedly liberal...
Mar 1, 2007 · American historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicles of the Kennedy administration, died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He was 89.
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Nov 2, 2017 · But a generation ago in the 1990s the search for common ground in the history wars was undertaken by the leading liberal historian of his era, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., in “ The Disuniting of...
