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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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Books by Ted Widmer

Average rating: 3.66 · 131 ratings · 26 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Martin Van Buren (American Presidents, #8) by Ted Widmer, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (Editor) 353 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	American Speeches: Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to BillClinton 408 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	American Speeches: Political Oratory from the Revolution tothe CivilWar 436 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Ark of the Liberties: America and the World 340 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	My rating:
	American Speeches: Political Oratory from Patrick Henry to Barack Obama 400 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	The New York Times: Campaigns by Alan Brinkley, Ted Widmer 467 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy by Caroline Kennedy, Ted Widmer 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating: