Henry Graff

Henry Franklin Graff (August 11, 1921 – April 7, 2020) was an American historian. He was on the faculty of Columbia University from 1946 to 1991. He was Chairman of the History Department there.

Graff's works focused in the history of the Presidency of the United States and of American foreign relations. He was known for his "Seminar on the Presidency", which was one of Columbia’s most popular courses. It was attended by President Harry Truman in 1959 and President Gerald Ford in 1989.  Graff was Chairman of the Pulitzer Prize jury in American history.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Graff in charge of the National Historical Publications Commission and in 1993 President Bill Clinton hired Graff to lead the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board.

Graff died on April 7, 2020 in Greenwich, Connecticut at the age of 98.Dr. Henry F. Graff death notice The cause of death was COVID-19.Henry F. Graff, Columbia Historian of Presidents, Dies at 98

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