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Date: Nov 25, 2008
Presidential Scholar Meena Bose Authors Book On U.S. Presidents Using New York Times Articles
Book combines newspaper’s coverage of 29 presidents from 1853-2008 with expert analysis
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – Meena Bose, Ph.D. the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies at Hofstra and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, is the author of the newly published The New York Times on the Presidency: 1853-2008 (Congressional Quarterly Press).
The book is the first in a series of "TimesReference" books to be published by CQ Press that makes use of the Times' extensive archives to trace the evolution of American political institutions and organizations. The 602-page book consists of New York Times articles on American presidents from Franklin Pierce (1853-1857), who took office two years after the paper was founded, to George W. Bush (2001-2008) and Dr. Bose’s analysis of each presidency. Dr. Bose selected the articles to be used and wrote introductory biographies on each president and introductions to each Times article.
"You learn a lot about not only what each president faced but also their personal lives, how personal circumstances shaped their outlook on the presidency," said Dr. Bose, who worked on the book for almost a year. Dr. Bose said she also learned much about the evolution of the Times, from the very personal tone of some of its earliest articles to its purchase by Adolph Ochs in 1896 to its place today as the nation's newspaper of record.
Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from about 140 undergraduate and 155 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, communication, education, health and human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 22 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis.
The book is the first in a series of "TimesReference" books to be published by CQ Press that makes use of the Times' extensive archives to trace the evolution of American political institutions and organizations. The 602-page book consists of New York Times articles on American presidents from Franklin Pierce (1853-1857), who took office two years after the paper was founded, to George W. Bush (2001-2008) and Dr. Bose’s analysis of each presidency. Dr. Bose selected the articles to be used and wrote introductory biographies on each president and introductions to each Times article.
"You learn a lot about not only what each president faced but also their personal lives, how personal circumstances shaped their outlook on the presidency," said Dr. Bose, who worked on the book for almost a year. Dr. Bose said she also learned much about the evolution of the Times, from the very personal tone of some of its earliest articles to its purchase by Adolph Ochs in 1896 to its place today as the nation's newspaper of record.
Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from about 140 undergraduate and 155 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, communication, education, health and human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 22 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis.
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