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John Robert Greene
Birth Date:13 April 1955
Birth Place:Syracuse, New York
Occupation:College Professor (Emeritus) and Writer
Titles:Professor Emeritus, Cazenovia College
Education:Christian Brothers AcademySt. Bonaventure UniversitySyracuse University

John Robert Greene is an American historian and writer who was the Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, the director of the History Program, co-director of the History/Social Science major, and the College Archivist, at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. Greene specializes in American history, with research and writing interests in the American presidency. He has edited or written twenty-one books,[1] including works on Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He has also written several volumes on the history of higher education.

Personal life and education

Greene was born in Syracuse, New York on April 13, 1955. He is the son of John C. Greene and Margaret (Tozer) Greene. Greene attended Syracuse public schools until 1968 when he entered Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), a private high school in Syracuse, from where he graduated in 1973. That year, he entered St. Bonaventure University, initially majoring in history with a pre-law minor.

In 1975 Greene changed his focus to secondary education, and in 1977 he received his Bachelor of Arts in history, with a New York State teaching certification in Social Studies (7-12). In 1978 Greene received his Master of Arts in history from St. Bonaventure. While at St. Bonaventure, Greene was a disc jockey for the campus radio stations, WOFM-AM, and WSBU-FM, and served on the station's board of directors. In 1978 Greene entered the Ph.D. program in American History at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He completed his doctorate under the advisership of David H. Bennett in October 1983; his dissertation explored "The Presidential Election of 1952."[2]

Greene lives in Chittenango, New York. He is married and has three children.

Professional career

Greene taught at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. He was originally hired in September 1979 as a part-time instructor, serving as station manager of the campus radio station, WITC (FM) until 1985, and teaching an assortment of classes, largely multi-sections of Effective Speaking. In May 1984, he received a full-time appointment to the faculty, and in December 1987, he was tenured to the college. In 1993 he was named Distinguished Faculty Member, and in February 2000, he was named to Cazenovia College's first endowed chair, the Paul J. Schupf Chair in History and Humanities. He taught courses in history and research methodology. In 2022 he received the college's Distinguished Service Award. Greene retired from full time teaching in January 2023, with the rank of Professor Emeritus.

Greene has appeared on many media outlets, including C-SPAN,[3] MSNBC, USA Today,[4] and PBS. For seventeen years, he was a regular on The Ivory Tower, program on WCNY-TV, Syracuse, New York.[5]

Awards and honors

Books and other publications

Original works

Candor and Courage in the White House (2004)[13]

Edited works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Nixon-Ford years /. www.worldcat.org. 2015-11-04.
  2. Greene . John Robert . PhD . The Crusade: The Presidential Election of 1952 . 1984 . . English . 14509969.
  3. Web site: John Robert Greene C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. 2015-11-03.
  4. Web site: Former first lady Betty Ford dead at 93 – USATODAY.com. USATODAY.COM. 2015-11-04.
  5. Web site: Ivory Tower Member Supported Public Television, Radio WCNY. www.wcny.org. 2015-11-04.
  6. Web site: Little Helpers . 2024-10-30 . University of Missouri Press . en-US.
  7. Web site: The Presidency of George W. Bush. 2021-11-02. kansaspress.ku.edu. 2021-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102234625/https://kansaspress.ku.edu/series/american-presidency-series/978-0-7006-3268-8.html. dead.
  8. Web site: I Like Ike. kansaspress.ku.edu. 2018-05-10. 2018-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511012608/https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2404-1.html. dead.
  9. Web site: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush Revised By Historian John Robert Greene University Press of Kansas Blog. universitypressblog.dept.ku.edu. 2015-11-03.
  10. Web site: Cazenovia College professor John Robert Greene takes a look back at the '60s. syracuse.com. 5 September 2010 . 2015-11-03.
  11. Web site: America in the Sixties :: BUY DIRECT from Syracuse University Press by John Robert Greene. www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu. 2015-11-03.
  12. Web site: America in the Sixties Reviews in History. www.history.ac.uk. 2015-11-03.
  13. Web site: Review, Betty Ford, Candor and Courage.
  14. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Presidency of George Bush by John Robert Greene. PublishersWeekly.com. 2015-11-04.
  15. Web site: Review of Greene, John Robert, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (American Presidency Series). www.h-net.org. 1995-12-01. 2015-11-03. Thomas. Langston.
  16. Web site: THE PRESIDENCY OF GERALD R. FORD by John Robert Greene Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. 2015-11-04. en-us.

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