David M. Kennedy (historian)
David M. Kennedy | |
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| Born | David Michael Kennedy July 22, 1941 Seattle, Washington , U.S. |
| Spouse |
Judith Ann Osborne
(m. 1970; died 2023) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | American history |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral students | |
| Notable students | Freedom from Fear (1999) |
| Member of the California College of Presidential Electors | |
| In office December 14, 2020 | |
| Constituency | California's 18th congressional district |
David Michael Kennedy (born July 22, 1941) is an American historian specializing in
American history. He is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University[2] and the former director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Kennedy's scholarship is notable for its integration of economic analysis and cultural analysis with social history and political history
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Kennedy is responsible for the recent editions of the popular history textbook, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 (1999).[3]
Biography
Born on July 22, 1941, in Seattle, Washington, Kennedy received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Stanford University and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in American studies from Yale University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Kennedy married Judith (Judy) Ann Osborne in 1970, and they remained together until her death on June 5, 2023. They have three children.[4]
Books
| External videos | |
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 Presentation by Kennedy on Freedom from Fear, June 5, 1999, C-SPAN | |
| Booknotes interview with Kennedy on Freedom from Fear, June 20, 1999, C-SPAN |
- Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger (1970)
- John Gilmary Shea Prize, 1970
- Bancroft Prize, 1971
- Social Thought in America and Europe, co-editor with Paul A. Robinson (1970)
- Progressivism: The Critical Issues, editor (1971)
- The American People in the Depression (1973)
- The American People in the Age of Kennedy (West Haven: Pendulum Press, 1973)
- The American Pageant: A History of the Republic, co-author with Thomas A. Bailey and Lizabeth Cohen (1979; 14th ed. 2010).
- Over Here: The First World War and American Society (1980)
- Pulitzer Prize Finalist, 1981
- Power and Responsibility: Case Studies in American Leadership, co-editor with Michael Parrish (1986)
- The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, co-editor with Thomas A. Bailey (1983)
- Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 (1999) (Vol. 9 in The Oxford History of the United States)
Awards and honors
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996[5]
- Pulitzer Prize, 2000
- Francis Parkman Prize, 2000
- Ambassador Book Award, 2000
- California Gold Medal for Literature, 2000
- Member of the American Philosophical Society, 2001[6]
See also
References
- ISSN 1467-7709.
- ^ "David M. Kennedy". Stanford University. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "The 2000 Pulitzer Prize Winners: History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Judy Kennedy, August 4, 1942-June 5, 2023". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "David Michael Kennedy". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Library of Economics and Liberty.
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