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Ted Widmer

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Edward (Ted) Ladd Widmer (born 1963) is a historian, writer, and librarian, who served as a speechwriter in the later days of the Clinton White House.

His parents were Eric G. Widmer and Ellen B. Widmer. As of 1992, his father was working as Dean of Admissions and financial aid at Brown University, and his mother was an Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures at Wesleyan University. Ted Widmer obtained an A.B. in the history and literature of France and the United States, an A.M. in history, and a Ph.D. in the history of American civilization from Harvard University.

Widmer was appointed lecturer on history and literature at Harvard University from 1993 until 1997. He then spent a few years working with Bill Clinton, both duri...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 282 ratings · 55 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	Martin Van Buren (American Presidents, #8) by Ted Widmer, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy by Ted Widmer, Caroline Kennedy (Foreword) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War (Library of America #166) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Speeches: Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton (Library of America #167) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ark of the Liberties: America and the World 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Times: Disunion: Modern Historians Revisit and Reconsider the Civil War from Lincoln's Election to the Emancipation Proclamation 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cuban Missile Crisis Listening In 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime & Penmanship: a Graphological Rogues Gallery 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Times: Campaigns by Alan Brinkley, Ted Widmer 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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