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Arthur M. Schlesinger's playbill for the American century
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Staff Researcher on 18 October, 2007 10:20:00
 
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"If the American century were cast as a Broadway show, this would be the
playbill."
Schlesinger lived many lives, in academia, in politics and in cafe society. Of
course, he was among the greatest historians of his generation, continuing the
tradition of his distinguished father, the originator of the cycles of American
politics, and his reputed ancestor, George Bancroft, the 19th-century historian
and political intimate of Democratic presidents. Schlesinger was also a
speechwriter and advisor to Democratic politicians and presidents, serving
famously in the Kennedy White House. Before he went to work with John F.
Kennedy, he had already published his magisterial histories, "The Age of
Jackson" and the three volumes of "The Age of Roosevelt."
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