Arthur Schlesinger, 1917-2007
June, 2007
A FINAL CONVERSATION WITH THE GREAT AMERICAN HISTORIAN, IN WHICH HE DISCUSSES THE UTOPIAN TENDENCIES OF OUR PRESIDENTNot long before he died, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. asked me about the well-being of a mutual friend who had lost his job. I assured Professor Schlesinger that our friend was okay and that life where he had worked was hellish. "People are quoting Herman Kahn," I said, citing the author of On Thermonuclear War. "Kahn said, 'After thermonuclear war, the survivors will...
