William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, has died ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, distinguished historian of FDR, dies at 102. He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant to filmmaker Ken Burns.

Leuchtenburg’s notable books include “Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal” and “The Perils of Prosperity,” a history of the U.S. from World War I to the peak of the Great Depression.

On the C-SPAN Networks: William E. Leuchtenburg is a Professor Emeritus for the History Department in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 16 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library ...

Photo by Hannah Zinn / The Daily Tar Heel Retired UNC History professor William “Bill” Leuchtenburg celebrated his 101st birthday on Sept. 28, 2023. Leuchtenburg is pictured in his study with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, a prizewinning historian who helped shape Americans’ understanding of the past with his erudite, perceptive books on Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal and the ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, ... In 2008, he was given the Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Award for "Distinguished Writing" of American history.

Leuchtenburg's notable books include "Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal" and "The Perils of Prosperity," a history of the U.S. from World War I to the peak of the Great Depression.