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Currently, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. is 105 years, 5 months and 11 days old. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. will celebrate 106rd birthday on a Sunday 15th of October 2023. Below we countdown to Arthur Schlesinger Jr. upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Arthur Schlesinger Jr. |
Occupation | Historian |
Age | 103 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | October 15, 1917 (Columbus, OH) |
Birthday | October 15 |
Town/City | Columbus, OH |
Nationality | OH |
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Historian, presidential speechwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of books on the presidencies of John F. Kennedy. His most famous works include The Age of Jackson (1945), The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom (1949), and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (1965).
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1938. From 1943-45, he served in a spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the CIA.
He worked as a special assistant and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, and he was later a major supporter of Robert Kennedy's ill-fated presidential campaign.
With his first wife, Marian Cannon, he had four children. Following his 1970 divorce from Cannon, he wed Alexandra Emmet Allan, with whom he had another child.
During the presidential administration of Harry S. Truman, Schlesinger was one of several founders of a prominent group called Americans for Democratic Action.