David Greenberg (historian) Last updated September 27, 2025 US history books Greenberg’s Ph.D. thesis won Columbia University ’s 2001 Bancroft Dissertation Award, [ 7] and became his first book, Nixon ’s Shadow (2003),which won the Washington Monthly Annual Political Book Award and the American Journalism Historians Association's Book Award . Calvin Coolidge (2006),a biography in Henry Holt's American Presidents Series ,appeared on the Washington Post ’s list of best books of 2007. Presidential Doodles (2006) was widely reviewed and featured on CNN ,NPR 's All Things Considered ,and CBS ’s Sunday Morning Republic of Spin (2016) examines the rise of the White House spin machine,from the Progressive Era to the present day,and the debates that Americans have waged over its implications for democracy . Alan Brinkley (2019) is a biography of the political historian . John Lewis:A Life (2024) is a biography of Rep. John Lewis ,the congressman and civil rights leader. [ 8]
Journalism Formerly a full-time journalist ,Greenberg is now a contributing editor to Politico Magazine ,where he writes a regular column. He previously served as managing editor and acting editor of The New Republic ,where he was a contributing editor until 2014. Early in his career,he was the assistant to author Bob Woodward on The Agenda:Inside the Clinton White House (Simon &Schuster ,1994). He has also been a regular contributor to Slate since its founding and has written for The New Yorker ,The Atlantic ,The Washington Post ,The New York Times ,Foreign Affairs ,Daedalus ,Dissent ,Raritan ,and many other scholarly and popular publications. Greenberg was one of the earliest members of the Academic Freedom Alliance . [ 9]
Bibliography Nixon's Shadow:The History of an Image (W.W. Norton ,2003) ISBN 9780393048964 , 9780393326161 , 9780393285277 Calvin Coolidge (Henry Holt / Times Books , 2006) ISBN 9780805069570 Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles, and Scrawls from the Oval Office squiggles & scrawls from the Oval Office (Basic Books , 2006) ISBN 9780465032662 , 9780465032679 , 9780465003624 Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency (W.W. Norton , 2016) ISBN 9780393067064 , 9780393353648 , 9780393285505 , 9781531874315 Alan Brinkley: A Life in History (Columbia University Press , 2019) ISBN 9780231187244 , 9780231547161 John Lewis: A Life (Simon & Schuster , 2024) ISBN 978-1982142995 , 978-1982143015 [ 11] References ↑ "Author David Greenberg to explore the 'rise of the White House Spin Machine' . YaleNews – Yale University . March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "Distinguished Lectureship Program / Speakers: Distinguished Lecturers David Greenberg" . Organization of American Historians . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg" . Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg" . New Orleans Book Festival – Tulane University . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg: professor, media studies, Rutgers University" . WGBH-TV . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg" . Office of Public Affairs & Communications – Yale University . Mar 9, 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "Award and Prize Recipients" . Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences – Columbia University . Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg" . Rutgers School of Communication and Information – Rutgers University . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ Muncy, Howard (September 14, 2022). "Threats Left and Right: A Conversation with David Greenberg" . Academic Freedom Alliance . Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ "David Greenberg: Professor of History, Professor of Journalism & Media Studies, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey" (PDF) . Rutgers School of Communication and Information – Rutgers University . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . ↑ Johnson, Diedre (December 17, 2024). "Interview With Author David Greenberg" . Los Angeles Public Library . Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 . This page is based on this
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