‘Dean of American Historians’: Ken Burns on William E. Leuchtenburg
Ken Burns was in his studio working on the final edits of a forthcoming documentary film series on the American Revolution when he learned on Tuesday that the historian William…
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a historian whose books cemented the place of Franklin D. Roosevelt among the greatest American presidents, died on Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, NC. He…
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Measure Condemning ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza
The leadership of the nation’s largest group of professional historians announced on Friday that it had vetoed a member-approved resolution condemning “scholasticide” in Gaza, saying that the measure went beyond…