Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1946) Winner
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
アーサー・M・シュレジンジャー・ジュニア
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-10-15 （Columbus, Ohio, U.S.）
- Died
- 2007-02-28 （New York City, U.S.） age 89
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unitarianism
- Residence History
- Columbus, Ohio, U.S. → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard) → New York City (Manhattan; lived and taught at CUNY)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Writer, Public intellectual, Essayist, Political activist (Democratic)
- Active Years
- 1939-2007
- Affiliations
- Harvard University, CUNY Graduate Center, Americans for Democratic Action
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (member), American Philosophical Society (member)
- Influenced By
- Reinhold Niebuhr, Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., John Kenneth Galbraith
- Influenced
- Later 20th-century American liberal historians
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | — | — | 〜1933 | United States |
| Harvard University (Harvard College) | — | — | A.B. (summa cum laude) | 1934–1938 (学部) | United States |
| Peterhouse, University of Cambridge | — | — | — | 1938–1939 (Henry Fellow) | United Kingdom |
| Harvard Society of Fellows | — | — | — | 1939–1942 (Junior Fellowship) | United States |
Phillips Exeter Academy
Period:
〜1933
Year of Graduation:
1933
Country:
United States
Secondary education (Exeter)
Harvard University (Harvard College)
Degree:
A.B. (summa cum laude)
Period:
1934–1938 (学部)
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude
Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
Period:
1938–1939 (Henry Fellow)
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
United Kingdom
Henry Fellowship
Harvard Society of Fellows
Period:
1939–1942 (Junior Fellowship)
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Junior Fellowship; did not pursue a doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The Age of Jackson | 歴史 | The Pulitzer Prizes | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography | A Thousand Days | 伝記 | The Pulitzer Prizes | 受賞 |
| 1966 | National Book Award (History and Biography) | A Thousand Days | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1979 | National Book Award (Biography) | Robert Kennedy and His Times | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Bancroft Prize | The Crisis of the Old Order | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Francis Parkman Prize | The Crisis of the Old Order | — | Society of American Historians (Francis Parkman Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1998 | National Humanities Medal | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities (National Humanities Medal) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Four Freedoms Award (Special) | — | — | Four Freedoms Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Golden Plate Award | — | — | American Academy of Achievement | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Niebuhr Medal | — | — | Elmhurst College (Niebuhr Medal) | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1946
Work:
The Age of Jackson
Category:
歴史
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1966
Work:
A Thousand Days
Category:
伝記
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
受賞
National Book Award (History and Biography)
1966
Work:
A Thousand Days
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Book Award (Biography)
1979
Work:
Robert Kennedy and His Times
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
1958
Work:
The Crisis of the Old Order
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Francis Parkman Prize
1958
Work:
The Crisis of the Old Order
Organization:
Society of American Historians (Francis Parkman Prize)
Result:
受賞
National Humanities Medal
1998
Organization:
National Endowment for the Humanities (National Humanities Medal)
Result:
受賞
Four Freedoms Award (Special)
2003
Organization:
Four Freedoms Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Golden Plate Award
1978
Organization:
American Academy of Achievement
Result:
受賞
Niebuhr Medal
2006
Organization:
Elmhurst College (Niebuhr Medal)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1958) Winner
Ambassador Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (1987) Winner
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Edition 16 (2001) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
The Age of Jackson
1945 HistoryExamines the intellectual and political climate of Jacksonian democracy and its effects on 19th-century American politics. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History.
DemocracyPolitical historyJacksonian era
The Vital Center
1949 Political essayDefends liberal democracy during the early Cold War, criticizing both unregulated capitalism and accommodationist approaches to communism.
LiberalismCold WarThe political center
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
1965 Memoir / Political historyA detailed account of the Kennedy administration from the 1960 campaign through the president's funeral, based on Schlesinger's White House service. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Presidential politicsExecutive powerKennedy administration
The Imperial Presidency
1973 Political analysis / HistoryAnalyzes the expansion of presidential power and its dangers, critiquing the concentration of executive authority, especially during the Nixon era.
Executive powerConcentration of authorityModern politics
Robert Kennedy and His Times
1978 BiographyA biography of Robert F. Kennedy detailing his life and political career. Published in 1978 and adapted into a TV miniseries in 1985.
BiographyAmerican politicsThe Kennedy family
Adaptations
- [TV (miniseries)] Robert Kennedy and His Times (TV miniseries) / Marvin J. Chomsky (1985)
The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society
1991 Social criticismA collection of essays criticizing multiculturalism and discussing issues of national identity and pluralism in late 20th-century America.
Critique of multiculturalismNation and identity
Bibliography
- Orestes A. Brownson: A Pilgrim's Progress (1939)
- The Age of Jackson (1945)
- The Vital Center (1949)
- A Thousand Days (1965)
- The Imperial Presidency (1973)
- Robert Kennedy and His Times (1978)
- The Disuniting of America (1991)
- Journals 1952–2000 (2007, posthumous)
Adaptations
- Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985 TV miniseries)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative, persuasive historical prosePolitical commentary and essayistic styleAccessible, public-facing academic writing
- Recurring Motifs
- Presidency and powerDefense of American liberalismEvaluation of leadership in history
Health
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Myocardial infarction2007-02-28Suffered a heart attack while dining and died after being taken to hospital
Legacy
A leading 20th-century American historian who promoted a liberal perspective on U.S. politics. Known as a 'court historian' of the Kennedy administration, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and an influential public intellectual.
Museums
- New York Public Library (Arthur Schlesinger papers) New York City
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
Archives
- New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (related materials)
In Popular Culture
- TV miniseries adaptation of Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
Quotes
-
A historian of power
Source: The New York Times (obituary) (2007)
Trivia
- His father, Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., was a prominent social historian who influenced his son's intellectual formation.
- Journals 1952–2000 was published posthumously in 2007 (about 894 pages).
- Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College but never earned a doctoral degree.