About Professor Leuchtenburg
William E. Leuchtenburg has taught since 1982 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of History.  Before coming to Chapel Hill, he taught at New York University, Smith College, Harvard University, and, for thirty years, at Columbia University, where he held the De Witt Clinton chair.  He has also been appointed to a number of visiting professorships, including the Harmsworth chair at Oxford.  He has been elected president of the American Historical Association, of the Organization of American Historians, and of the Society of American Historians.  He served as a member of the Bradley Commission on History in Schools uniting college and secondary school teachers.  At the University of North Carolina, he has twice been chosen Favorite Faculty.  His books on the presidency include Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940 (1963), winner of both the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize; In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Bill Clinton (1993), and The FDR Years: On Roosevelt and His Legacy (1995).

About This Seminar Topic
Do presidents matter?  How has the institution of the presidency changed over time?  Professor William Leuchtenburg brings a wealth of knowledge to the pursuit of these questions.  In the morning, he will lecture on the presidency from William McKinley to Bill Clinton, and will lead a discussion on how historians rank American presidents.  The afternoon session will be devoted to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who held the office longest and who is viewed by historians as the greatest president of this century.  He plans to show an excerpt from David Grubin's highly praised film, FDR. Of course, Dr. Leuchtenburg will be available to respond to questions throughout the day.  We invite you to share your own strategies for addressing the presidency in American history.

How to Register
PHE events are open to all current and future North Carolina school teachers, public and private, as well as
faculty and graduate students in local departments of history and schools of education.  Coffee and light
morning refreshments will be served beginning at 9:30 am, and we will provide a free lunch.  Those who
attend will receive a set of materials including the primary documents that will be discussed at the seminar.
Each attendee who completes the seminar will also receive a letter attesting to his or her participation, which
may be given to the appropriate authorities to receive renewal credit.  There is no fee for this event, but
you must register in advance.  To RSVP or if you have any questions, please call the PHE office
(919-962-2385) and leave a message, or e-mail our coordinator, Kathy Walbert (phe@unc.edu) no later
than October 4.  We hope to see you on October 9.

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