Joshua Michael Zeitz (born 1974) is an American historian. He is the author of several books on American political and social history and has written for the ''
New York Times
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Los Angeles Times
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The New Republic
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The Atlantic
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Dissent
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language''
* American Heritage Rivers
* American Heritage School (disambiguation)
See also
*National Register of Historic Place ...
''. Zeitz appeared as a commentator on two
PBS
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documentaries – ''Boomer Century'', and
Ken Burns' ''Prohibition'' — and has commented on public policy matters on
CNBC
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and
CNN International
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. He has held faculty positions at
Harvard,
Cambridge
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and
Princeton
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and is the author of four books.
Biography
Background
Zeitz was born in
Trenton and raised in
Bordentown, where he attended
Bordentown Regional High School
Bordentown Regional High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from five communities in northern Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of ...
, which inducted him into its hall of fame in 1990. He obtained his B.A. from
Swarthmore College (1996), with Highest Honors, and earned an A.M. (1998) and a Ph.D. (2002) in American history from
Brown University. He is the author of three books, co-author and editor of a high school history textbook, and has written numerous academic and non-academic articles. Zeitz has held academic positions at Harvard University, Princeton University, and University of Cambridge. In 2008 Zeitz ran as a Democrat for Congress representing
New Jersey's 4th district. He was defeated by incumbent
Chris Smith 32% to 66%.
Academic positions
Zeitz has held several academic positions including:
*Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University (2001–03)
*Lecturer on American history and Director of Studies in History,
Pembroke College, Cambridge University (2003–07)
*Lecturer,
Woodrow Wilson School
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, Princeton University (2010-2011)
Books
Zeitz has written five books. Zeitz's most recent book, ''Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House'', was published by Viking Press in 2018.
Bibliography
Books
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Articles and Commentary
Zeitz's articles and commentary in the popular press include:
*"Does the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests?" ''
Politico
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'', December 31, 2017.
*"When America Hated Catholics" ''
Politico
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'', September 23, 2015.
*"If Guns Make Us Safer, Why Not Let Them Into the U.S. Capitol?" ''Politico'', July 18, 2015.
*"Fact-Checking Lincoln," ''The Atlantic'', November 12, 2012.
*"Chris Christie's Summer of Self Promotion," ''The Atlantic'', August 7, 2012.
*"1964: The Year the 60s Began," ''American Heritage Magazine'', October 2006
*"Boomer Century," ''American Heritage Magazine'', October 2005, 32-48
*"Saving Grace," ''The New Republic'' (Online), December 30, 2004
*"Miller's Crossing," ''The New Republic'' (Online), September 1, 2004
*"The Big Lie About the Little Pill," ''
New York Times
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'', December 27, 2003
*"Disunited Nations," ''American Heritage Magazine'', August/September 2003
*"The Fall (and Potential Rise) of Liberalism," ''Los Angeles Times'', December 22, 2002, M2
*"Dixie's Victory," ''American Heritage Magazine'', September 2002, 46-55
*"Are Our Liberties in Peril?" ''American Heritage Magazine'', November/December 2001, 34-37
*"Back to the Barricades," ''American Heritage Magazine'', October 2001, 70-75
*"Rebel Redemption Redux," ''Dissent'' (Winter 2001), cover 30-37
*"Impeach Andrew Johnson!" ''The New Republic'', January 18, 1999, cover, 13-1
Zeitz's academic writings include
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Living people
Bordentown Regional High School alumni
Brown University alumni
Harvard University faculty
New Jersey Democrats
People from Bordentown, New Jersey
Writers from Trenton, New Jersey
Swarthmore College alumni
1974 births