Birth Name:

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Oct 15, 1917

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Age:

106

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

21°

Lib

46'

About Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (/ˈʃlɛsɪndʒər/; born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a specialist in American history, much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the 1952 and 1956 presidential campaigns, he was a primary speechwriter and adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson II.[full citation needed] Schlesinger served as special assistant and "court historian" to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, from the 1960 presidential campaign to the president's state funeral, titled A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, which won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. papers 1922–2007, held by the Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library

• Appearances on C-SPAN In Depth interview with Schlesinger, December 3, 2000

• In Depth interview with Schlesinger, December 3, 2000

• Eisler, Kim. "Arthur Schlesinger Dishes Dirt", Washingtonian, March 6, 2008.

• An incredible writer and a proud Liberal all his life. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and "court philosopher" of the Kennedy administration was 89 when he died.

• The Washington Post obituary[dead link]

• A film clip The Open Mind – A life in the 20th Century (September 27, 2007) is available at the Internet Archive

• A film clip The Open Mind – A Life in the 20th Century (cont'd) (September 27, 2007) is available at the Internet Archive

• Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. at Library of Congress Authorities, with 156 catalog records

• Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. at Find a Grave

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.: Sun 21 Libra, Moon 17 Libra, Mercury 8 Libra, Venus 4 Sagittarius, Mars 20 Leo, Jupiter 11 Gemini, Saturn 12 Leo, Uranus 19 Aquarius, Neptune 6 Leo, Pluto 5 Cancer, Sun Trine Uranus, Mercury Square Pluto, Sun Sextile Mars, Mercury Sextile Neptune, Sun Semi Square Venus, Mercury Trine Jupiter, Venus Trine Neptune, Venus Quincunx Pluto, Mars Opposition Uranus, Mars Semi Square Pluto, Jupiter Sextile Saturn, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto

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