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Arthur Schlesinger Jr. won every honor that was within a historian's grasp, and some beyond (he was a special assistant in John F. Kennedy's White House).(The Week ...)(Brief article)(Biography)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. won every honor that was within a historian's grasp, and some beyond (he was a special assistant in John F. Kennedy's White House). Schlesinger was the last bard of the New Deal consensus---a historical school that traced all good things to Jefferson and Jackson, then jumped ahead to the liberal activist presidents of the 20th century (Wilson, FDR, JFK). This interpretative scheme left a lot of questions unanswered: How did America ever become prosperous? How ...
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