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I was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 13, 1954. My mother's name is Sema; my father's Jack. I spent the early years of my life in the city, overlooking a river and shipyard, and when I was about 4 or 5 years old moved out to the suburbs, Great Neck, Long Island. I grew up there in a ridiculously large house with a giant backyard, perfect for childhood games and mischief and chasing our dog, and being chased in return.
My parents were definitely major influences. My mom was a lover of language, always reading reading reading, writing writing writing. I can still remember her reading me the OZ stories when I was quite little. A bit older, she read me Rudyard Kipling's JUST SO STORIES. My Dad was a civil rights lawyer (he is now a law school professor) and wrote books on the side, very dry stuff. Where my Mom was very effusive and poetic with words, he was very precise and technical (he still constantly corrects my grammar). But I still vividly remember him reading me Carl Sandburg's ROOTABAGA STORIES, and the fabulous ARCHY AND MEHITABEL poems by Don Marquis. He also read me, I'll never forget, Gunga Din, Fuzzy Wuzzy, and Danny Deever, fabulous poems by Rudyard Kipling.
I was definitely not a social child, not particularly popular, not particularly athletic. My
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David T. Greenberg
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David Greenberg writes about history, politics, and media for a variety of scholarly and popular publications. He is the author of "Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency" (2016); "Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image" (2003); and "Calvin Coolidge" (2006). He is a frequent commentator in the national news media on contemporary politics and public affairs.
He is currently writing a biography of Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader.
Education
Columbia University
Ph.D., American History
Columbia University
M.Phil., American History
Columbia University
M.A., American History
Yale University
B.A., History
Research
David Greenberg is a historian of American political and cultural history. His books have examines subjects such as the history of presidential “spin” and the history of Richard Nixon as a symbol in American culture. His articles have dealt with many other aspects of American history, politics, journalism, and media.
Research Groups
Selected Publications
Greenberg, David. Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.
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Greenberg, David. "Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image." W.W. Norton, 2003.
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Greenberg, David. "Calvin Coo