The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.(1917-2007) was Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. His work explored the liberalism of political leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy and popularized the term imperial presidency. He is the author of numerous books, includingWar and the American Presidency, The Vital Center,The Age of Jackson,andA Thousand Days.