Arthur Schlesinger Jr. net worth and salary: Arthur Schlesinger Jr. is a Historian who has a net worth of $2.5 Million. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. was born in Columbus, in October 15, 1917. Historian, presidential speechwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of books on the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. His most famous works include The Age of Jackson (1945), The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom (1949), and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (1965).
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💰Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Net worth: $2.5 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)
About
Historian, presidential speechwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of books on the presidencies of John F. Kennedy. His most famous works include The Age of Jackson (1945), The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom (1949), and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (1965).
Before Fame
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1938. From 1943-45, he served in a spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the CIA.
Trivia
He worked as a special assistant and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, and he was later a major supporter of Robert Kennedy's ill-fated presidential campaign.
Family Life
With his first wife, Marian Cannon, he had four children. Following his 1970 divorce from Cannon, he wed Alexandra Emmet Allan, with whom he had another child.
Associated With
During the presidential administration of Harry S. Truman, Schlesinger was one of several founders of a prominent group called Americans for Democratic Action.
