Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Description: (Historian)

An American historian, educator and public official, Arthur M Schlesinger was one of the influential personalities, who explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. A graduate from Harvard University, he started his career working in the Office of the Strategic Services. It was while working at the OSS that he pursued a literary career side by side and came out with the work, ‘The Age of Jackson’, for which he received a Pulitzer Prize. Politically active, he started off by working as a speechwriter for Adlai Stevenson and soon became an ardent supporter of the Kennedy administration. During the John F Kennedy’s regime, he held prestigious position as a special assistant to the President. Later on, he wrote a book which gave a detailed account of the Kennedy Administration and his service as an adviser. Titled ‘A Thousand Days’, the book earned him a second Pulitzer Prize. He also continued to serve as an academician - working as the Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York until 1994.

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Birthday October 15, 1917 (Libra)
Alternative names Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr., Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger
City Columbus, Ohio
Died on February 28, 2007
Spouse/Ex- Alexandra Emmet (m. 1971–2007), Marian Cannon (m. 1940–1970)
Parents Arthur M. Schlesinger
Elizabeth Harriet
Children Peter Allan, Robert Schlesinger, tephen Schlesinger
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