William B. Pickett
William B. Pickett | |
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| Born | March 12, 1940 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Notable works | Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power, Eisenhower Decides To Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy |
William Beatty Pickett (born March 12, 1940) is an American historian and professor emeritus at
Terre Haute, Indiana. He is known as an authority on President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Indiana Sen. Homer E. Capehart, and is the author of several well-regarded books on U.S. history including Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power[2] and Eisenhower Decides To Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy.[3][4][5]
Early life
Pickett was born in
United States Naval Reserve from 1962 to 1966.[7]
Academic career
After postgraduate work at Indiana University in the late 1960s, Pickett was a professor of history at Rose-Hulman for 35 years. He was a
Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C.[16]
Pickett retired from teaching in 2007 but continues to write.
Published works
Over the course of his career, Pickett produced a number of books, journal articles, reviews, and oral histories.
Pickett wrote his doctoral thesis on Indiana Sen. Homer Capehart, and his 1990 book Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life was the first scholarly biography of the politician.[17] Homer E. Capehart won an Award of Merit from the Ohio Museums Association in 1990.[18]
Pickett's work on Eisenhower included two full-length books. Reviewer Lawrence S. Conner called 1995's Dwight David Eisenhower and American Power a "concise and readable" work that helped to revise previous historians' "harsh assessments of Eisenhower."Stephen Ambrose and others" that Eisenhower was a reluctant candidate, positing instead that Eisenhower was cautious after witnessing the controversial political rise of his military rival Douglas MacArthur, and was a more skilled behind-the-scenes leader than generally acknowledged.[24]
Pickett also conducted several collections of oral interviews on Capehart
Selected publications
Books
- Pickett, William B. (2000). Eisenhower Decides To Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. OCLC 43953970.
- Pickett, William B. (1999). To Be the Best: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1974-1999. Louisville: Four Colour Imports. OCLC 42520799.
- Pickett, William B. (1995). OCLC 31206927.
- Pickett, William B. (1990). Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979. Indianapolis: OCLC 22182601.
- Pickett, William B. (1984). Vigo County Interim Report: Indiana Historical Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
- Pickett, William B., ed. (1977). Technology at the Turning Point. San Francisco: San Francisco Press. OCLC 5133913.
Journal articles and short works
- Pickett, William B. (2007). "Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 Affair: A Forty-six Year Retrospective". In Clifford, J. Garry; Wilson, Theodore A. (eds.). Presidents, Diplomats, and Other Mortals: Essays Honoring Robert H. Ferrell. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. pp. 137–153. ISBN 978-0-8262-1747-9.
- Pickett, William B. (2006). "Dwight D. Eisenhower: His Legacy in World Affairs". In Dean, Virgil W. (ed.). John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History. Lawrence, Kans.: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-1429-X.
- Pickett, William B. "New Look or Containment? George F. Kennan and the Making of Republican National Security Strategy" (September 2005). George F. Kennan Papers 1861-2014 (mostly 1950-2000), Box: Box 172, Folder 6. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University.
- Pickett, William B. (2004). George F. Kennan and the Origins of Eisenhower's New Look: An Oral History of Project Solarium (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: OCLC 55497101. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-10-29.
- Pickett, William B. (September 2004). "The Firebombing of the Terre Haute Holocaust Museum: A Hoosier Community Responds to an Assault on Collective Memory". Indiana Magazine of History. 100 (3): 243–257. JSTOR 27792557.
- Pickett, William B. (2003). "General Andrew Jackson Goodpaster: Managing National Security". In Anderson, David L. (ed.). The Human Tradition in America Since 1945. Wilmington, Del.: SR Books. pp. 25–46. ISBN 978-0842029438.
- Pickett, William B. (June 2002). "Liberal Education: Its Goals and Methods". Bulletin of the American University of Kyrgyzstan: 5–7. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Pickett, William B. (January 2000). "Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1890–1969)". In Chambers, John Whiteclay (ed.). The Oxford Companion to American Military History. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195071986.
- Pickett, William B. (1999). "Homer Earl Capehart". In Garraty, John A.; Carnes, Mark C. (eds.). American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. .
- Pickett, William B. (Fall 1992). "The Historiography of American Foreign Policy". Organization of American Historians. OAH Magazine of History. 7 (2). Oxford University Press: 13–15. JSTOR 25162869.
- Pickett, William B. (1992). "Vietnam, 1964-1973: An American Dilemma". The Journal of Military History. 56 (1): 113. JSTOR 1985713.
- Pickett, William B. (June 1985). "The Eisenhower Solarium Notes". The SHAFR Newsletter. 16. Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations: 1–10.
Oral histories
- Pickett, William B. Biography: Homer E. Capehart, 1969-1973. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University Center for History and Memory. ohrc015.
- Pickett, William B. (chairman). Vigo County Oral History Program (1980-81). Terre Haute, Indiana: Collections: Politics and Government, Vigo County Public Library. 820128A.
- Pickett, William B. (1997–1998). "Oral History Interviews". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Archives & Special Collections.
References
- OCLC 2715420.
- JSTOR 2952874.
- Indianapolis Star.
- ^ Neal, Steve (2000-09-11). "Ike Didn't Have To Be Drafted". Chicago Sun-Times.
- JSTOR 3092303.
- ^ William B. Pickett papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library.
- ^ "Dr. William B. Pickett". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Directory of American Fulbright Scholars 1989-90" (PDF). Fulbright Scholar Grantee Directories. University of Arkansas Special Collections. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Contributors". The SHAFR Newsletter. 22–24. Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations: 51. 1991.
- ^ Pickett, William B. (June 2002). "Liberal Education: Its Goals and Methods". Bulletin of the American University of Kyrgyzstan: 5–7. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Presidents of the Indiana Association of Historians". Indiana Association of Historians. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Avoiding a Digital 'Dark Age'". The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 21, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "William Pickett: Tech professor and web historian launch web-history center". historynewsnetwork.org. History News Network. January 2, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Pickett, William B. (October 26, 2000). "Eisenhower Decides to Run". Book TV. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Pickett, William B. (October 26, 2002). "Eisenhower as a Historical Figure". Book TV. C-SPAN. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Dispatches From The Eisenhower Memorial Commission" (PDF) (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Eisenhower Memorial Commission. October 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- .
- ^ "Rose-Hulman Professor's Book Wins Award". Rose Thorn Archive. 26 (22). April 12, 1991. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- Indianapolis Star. p. A11.
- JSTOR 27551474.
- ISBN 9781119027331.
- ^ "Review: Eisenhower Decides to Run". Library Journal. September 1, 2000.
- ^ Wagner, Steven (May 2001). "Review of Pickett, William B., Eisenhower Decides to Run: Presidential Politics and Cold War Strategy". H-Pol, H-Net Reviews. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- S2CID 153698589. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Biography: Homer E. Capehart, 1969-1973. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University Center for History and Memory. ohrc015. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Vigo County Oral History Program. Terre Haute, Indiana: Collections: Politics and Government, Vigo County Public Library. 820128A. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Pickett, William B. (1997–1998). "Oral History Interviews". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Archives & Special Collections. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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