Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Historian

Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Net Worth

He was also a professor at Harvard University and a special assistant to President Kennedy. His salary is unknown. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. was a renowned Historian, presidential speechwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who had a net worth of $2.5 Million. Born in Columbus in 1917, he wrote books on the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, including The Age of Jackson (1945), The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom (1949), and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (1965). He was also a professor at Harvard University and a special assistant to President Kennedy, though his salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 15, 1917
Birth Place Columbus, OH
Age 103 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $2.5 Million (2024)

About

Historian, presidential speechwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of books on the presidencies of John F. Kennedy. His most famous works include The Age of Jackson (1945), The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom (1949), and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (1965).

Before Fame

He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1938. From 1943-45, he served in a spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the CIA.

Trivia

He worked as a special assistant and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, and he was later a major supporter of Robert Kennedy's ill-fated presidential campaign.

Family Life

With his first wife, Marian Cannon, he had four children. Following his 1970 divorce from Cannon, he wed Alexandra Emmet Allan, with whom he had another child.

Associated With

During the presidential administration of Harry S. Truman, Schlesinger was one of several founders of a prominent group called Americans for Democratic Action.

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