Guide Note

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was an American political philosopher and author.

Fast Facts

Full name: Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger
Born: October 15, 1917
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Died: February 28, 2007
Age: 89
Literary Genre: Non-Fiction
Awards: 2 Pulitzer Prizes, 2 National Book Awards
Wrote speeches for John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern

Career

Schlesinger is perhaps best remembered as a special adviser and historian to President John F. Kennedy during his term in office. Schlesinger was reportedly one of only two in Kennedy's circle who opposed the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, but remained silent only to not undermine Kennedy.

Schlesinger's detailed accounts of Kennedy's presidency in his 1965 book A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House earned Schlesinger the 1965 National Book Award and his second Pulitzer Prize in 1966. His writings mainly explored American liberalism, and critically analyzed American politics.

In his later years, Schlesinger blogged for the Huffington Post until he died of cardiac arrest on February 28, 2007.

Notable Works

Categories

News | Authors and Writers | Journalists and Pundits | Non-Fiction Writers

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Wikipedia: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Amazon.com: Books by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. | Journals by Arthur Schlesinger
Vanity Fair: Excerpts from Journals: 1952–2000 by Arthur Schlesinger (November 2007)
The New York Times: "Arthur Schlesinger, Historian of Power, Dies at 89" (March 1, 2007)
The Huffington Post: Posts by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
The New York Times: "Bush's Thousand Days" by Arthur Schlesinger (April 23, 2006)
YouTube Video: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. on Charlie Rose (Time: 56:59)

Arthur Schlesinger News and Obituaries

Google News: Arthur Schlesinger
Newsweek.com: "A Schmoozer Shares All" (October 7, 2007)
NPR: Historian Arthur Schlesinger Dies (March 1, 2007)
National Review Online: William F. Buckley Jr. on Arthur Schlesinger (March 2, 2007)
Guardian Unlimited: Arthur M Schlesinger Jr obituary (March 1, 2007)
SFGate.com: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.: 1917-2007 (March 1, 2007)

Arthur Schlesinger Biographies and Profiles

JFK Library: Arthur M. Schlesinger profile
Ohioana Authors: Arthur Schlesinger profile

Arthur Schlesinger Blogs and Commentaries

Bloomberg.com: Bush, Cheney Eavesdrop, Ignore Law in Pulitzer Winner's Account (September 6, 2007)
The Nation: Arthur Schlesinger Vs. The Imperial President (March 1, 2007)
Google Blog Search: Arthur Schlesinger

Arthur Schlesinger Books and Writings

The New York Times: "Candor in the Corridors of Power" (October 1, 2007)
The New York Review of Books: Articles by Arthur Schlesinger
WashingtonPost.com: "J.K. Galbraith's Towering Spirit" (2006)
CommonDreams.org: "Today, It is We Americans Who Live in Infamy" (2003)
University of Pennsylvania: Liberalism in America: A Note for Europeans by Arthur Schlesinger (1956)
Google Book Search: Arthur Meier Schlesinger books

Arthur Schlesinger Videos and Media

YouTube: Vanity Fair: The Kennedy Advisers Photo Shoot (Time: 3:15)
Google Images: Arthur Schlesinger
MSN Video: Award-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger dies (Time: 1:53)
YouTube: Arthur Schlesinger search
Flickr: Arthur Schlesinger search

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