Schlesinger
Kennedy administration historian
Schlesinger is a German-Jewish surname meaning "person from Silesia." In American contexts, it most often refers to historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., known for chronicling the Kennedy administration and championing liberal politics, or to film director John Schlesinger.
The Schlesinger interpretation of Jacksonian democracy suggests a particular historiographic approach emphasizing populist themes.
Stored historical documents
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
- biographyWritten life account
chronicle · historiography · Pulitzer · narrative · scholarship · political history · American history · presidential historian
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
- speechwriterComposes others' addresses
advisor · policy · diplomacy · progressivism · centrist · anticommunism · public policy · White House
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- familyRelated people together
German-Jewish · patronymic · forebears · descendants · bloodline · pedigree · ancestral · roots
archives
Stored historical documents
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
biography · chronicle · historiography · Pulitzer · narrative · scholarship · political history · American history · presidential historian · public intellectual
liberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
speechwriter · advisor · policy · diplomacy · progressivism · centrist · anticommunism · public policy · White House · political thought
genealogy
Study of family descent
family · German-Jewish · patronymic · forebears · descendants · bloodline · pedigree · ancestral · roots · immigration
SchlesingerJohn F. Kennedy
Noam Chomsky · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Lyndon B. Johnson · Gore Vidal · Ronald Reagan