Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989

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Historian, educator, and author.

From the description of Eric Frederick Goldman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983369

Goldman was born June 17, 1915 in Washington, DC; MA (1935), Ph. D (1938), Johns Hopkins Univ.; instructor in history, Johns Hopkins Univ. (1938-41); writer, Time magazine (1941-43); assistant prof. (1943-47), associate prof. (1947-55), and prof. of history (1955-62), Princeton Univ.; special consultant to President Johnson (1963-66); member, Society of American Historians, American Historical Association, Phi Beta Kappa; winner, Bancroft Prize in history (1952) for Rendezvous with destiny; wrote many books, including Rendezvous with destiny : a history of modern American reform (1952), The crucial decade : America, 1945-1955 (1956), and The tragedy of Lyndon Johnson : a historian's personal memoir (1968); died Feb. 19, 1989 in Princeton, NJ.

From the description of Papers, 1955-1965. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285266

Historian, educator, author, television moderator, and consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, Eric Goldman (1915-1989) was an American history professor at Princeton University for over forty years. Author of several books including Rendezvous with destiny, he moderated the NBC weekly television program The open mind. He was president of the Society of American Historians as well as serving as special consultant to President Johnson on matters dealing with the intellectual community.

From the description of Audio materials, 1957-1972 (bulk 1960-1966) [sound recording]. 1957-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27388299

Historian, educator, and author; d. 1989.

From the description of Papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122554160

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1915, June 17 Born, Washington, D.C. 1938 Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1938 1940 Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1940 1944 Staff writer on national affairs, Time magazine (two periods for a total of about four years). 1941 Edited Historiography and Urbanization: Essays in American History in Honor of W. Stull Holt. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press 1942 1985 Instructor, later professor, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1943 Published Charles J. Boneparte, Patrician Reformer: His Earlier Career. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press Published John Bach McMaster, American Historian. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1944 Married Betty Ann [Heilbrun?] (divorced 1945) 1947 Edited with Erling M. Hunt and Frederick C. Lane The World's History. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co. 1950 Married Anne Metzger (divorced circa 1951) 1952 Published Rendezvous with Destiny: A History of Modern American Reform. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; awarded the Bancroft Prize for distinguished American history Married Joanna Ruth Jackson (died circa 1983) 1953 1954 Lecturer in Europe for State Department 1956 Published The Crucial Decade: America, 1945-1955. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Lecturer in India for State Department 1959 1967 Moderator, “Open Mind,” NBC Television Network (show won New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award, 1962, 1966) 1962 Appointed Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. Appointed McCosh Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1962 1969 President, Society of American Historians 1964 1966 Special consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson 1966 Published The Crucial Decade—and After: America, 1945-1960. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969 Published The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975 Guest commentator, “Morning News,” CBS Television Network 1985 Emeritus status, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1989, Feb. 19 Died, Princeton, N.J. From the guide to the Eric Frederick Goldman Papers, 1886-1988, (bulk 1940-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Goldman was born June 17, 1915 in Washington, D.C.; MA (1935), Ph.D (1938), Johns Hopkins University; instructor in history, Johns Hopkins University (1938-41); writer, Time magazine (1941-43); assistant professor (1943-47), associate professor (1947-55), and professor of history (1955-62), Princeton University; special consultant to President Johnson (1963-66); member, Society of American Historians, American Historical Association, Phi Beta Kappa; winner, Bancroft Prize in history (1952) for Rendezvous With Destiny ; wrote many books, including Rendezvous With Destiny: a History of Modern American Reform (1952), The Crucial Decade: America, 1945-1955 (1956), and The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: a Historian's Personal Memoir (1968); died February 19, 1989 in Princeton, New Jersey.

From the guide to the Eric Frederick Goldman Papers, 1955-1965, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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