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James MacGregor Burns

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James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 in Melrose, MA – July 15, 2014 in Williamstown, MA) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. [1]

47 relations: Alfred A. Knopf, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Bronze Star Medal, Burlington, Massachusetts, Democratic National Convention, Grove Atlantic, Harcourt (publisher), Harper (publisher), HarperCollins, Harvard University, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, International Society of Political Psychology, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy, Kenneth Leithwood, Leadership, Leadership studies, Lexington High School (Massachusetts), Lexington, Massachusetts, London School of Economics, Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, Melrose, Massachusetts, Michael Beschloss, National Book Award, National Book Foundation, Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Penguin Group, Prentice Hall, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize for History, Roosevelt Institute, Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, Separation of powers, Service star, Simon & Schuster, Society of American Historians, St. Martin's Press, Trait theory, Transactional leadership, Transformational leadership, Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Oklahoma Press, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house that was founded by Alfred A. Knopf Sr. and Blanche Knopf in 1915.

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States of America.

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American Political Science Association

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States.

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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual.

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Bronze Star Medal

The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the Bronze Star, is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

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Burlington, Massachusetts

Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.

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Grove Atlantic

Grove Atlantic, Inc. is an American independent publisher, based in New York City, New York, that was formed in 1993 by the merger of Grove Press and Atlantic Monthly Press.

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Harcourt (publisher)

Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children.

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Harper (publisher)

Harper is an American publishing house, currently the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an educational and trade publisher in the United States.

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International Society of Political Psychology

The International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) is an interdisciplinary not-for-profit organization, representing all fields of enquiry involved with the exploration of relationships between both psychological and political processes and phenomena.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (born Bouvier; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and the First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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Kenneth Leithwood

Kenneth "Ken" Leithwood is an educational researcher and professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Toronto, Canada.

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Leadership

Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

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Leadership studies

Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life.

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Lexington High School (Massachusetts)

Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades.

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Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

Massachusetts's 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts.

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Melrose, Massachusetts

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Michael Beschloss

Michael Richard Beschloss (born November 30, 1955) is an American historian.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America".

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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater, during World War II, was a major theater of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Penguin Group

The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House.

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Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall is a major educational publisher owned by Pearson plc.

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

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Pulitzer Prize for History

The Pulitzer Prize for History, administered by Columbia University, is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.

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Roosevelt Institute

The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank.

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Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom

Roosevelt: The Soldier Of Freedom, 1940-1945 is a 1970 biography of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by James MacGregor Burns, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

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Separation of powers

The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.

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Service star

A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the seven uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster, Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, is an American publishing company founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard Simon and Max Schuster.

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Society of American Historians

The Society of American Historians, founded in 1939, encourages and honors literary distinction in the writing of history and biography about American topics.

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St. Martin's Press

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Trait theory

In psychology, trait theory (also called dispositional theory) is an approach to the study of human personality.

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Transactional leadership

Transactional leadership is a style of leadership that focuses on supervision, organization, and performance; transactional leadership is a style of leadership in which leaders promote compliance by followers through both rewards and punishments.

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Transformational leadership

Transformational leadership is a style of leadership where a leader works with teams to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed members of a group.

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Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) to the United States Constitution sets a limit on the number of times a person is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States, and also sets additional eligibility conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (commonly referred to as the University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the university is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland.

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University of Oklahoma Press

The University of Oklahoma Press (OU Press) is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma.

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Williams College

Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.

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Williamstown, Massachusetts

Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_MacGregor_Burns

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