Lewis L. Gould

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Lewis Ludlow Gould (born September 21, 1939) is an American historian and author. He is Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a specialist on 20th century American political history, the history of the Republican Party, and presidential administrations since 1896. He pioneered the scholarly study of presidential spouses.

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Education and career

Gould was born September 21, 1939, in New York City. His father Jack Gould was television critic of The New York Times from 1947 to 1972. [1] He took his A.B. from Brown University, in 1961, and his PhD in history from Yale University, in 1966. Howard R. Lamar directed his dissertation. He was an instructor and assistant professor at Yale, 1965-1967, then spent his career at the University of Texas at Austin. He became full professor in 1976 and was Eugene C. Barker Centennial Professor of American history, 1983-98. He chaired the History Department, 1980-84. He became professor emeritus in 1998. [2] He was a visiting professor at Monmouth College. He married medievalist Karen D. Keel in 1970; she died in 2012. In May 2016 he married Jeanne Gittings Robeson. They live in Monmouth, Illinois. [3]

His awards include National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship (1974), and Carr P. Collins Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters in 1974. [4]

Gould in 1982 developed the nation's first course on presidential spouses. His research on Lady Bird Johnson demonstrated her impact on the environmental movement. [5] In 1998 he launched a book series on "Modern First Ladies" for the University Press of Kansas. That led to his books: Lady Bird Johnson: Our Environmental First Lady (1999), Helen Taft: Our Musical First Lady (2010) and Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Creating the Modern First Lady (2012). In 2021 the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) established an annual prize named after Gould in recognition of his pioneering scholarship on the historical role of First Ladies. Gould was also the first winner. [6]

Evaluations

Presidential Studies Quarterly stated in 2011: "Gould, the preeminent political historian of the Progressive Era, contributes new, original research and a provocative reinterpretation in Four Hats in the Ring, which is based on insights from his 40 years of research into the period." [7]

The Journal of American History stated regarding the President Taft book: "The result is a balanced, fair assessment of the twenty-seventh president that will prove to be particularly valuable to those studying the early twentieth century. This study was long overdue....Gould's insight, conclusions, and presentation are all quite strong....[It] will prove to be the first volume that scholars who want to learn more about Taft will consult for years to come." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis L. Gould, ed. Watching Television Come of Age: The New York Times Reviews by Jack Gould (University of Texas Press, 2002),
  2. ↑ Jacques Cattell Press, Directory of American Scholars: History (7th ed. 1978) p. 341.
  3. ↑ Barry McNamara, "Pioneer Historian Retired Monmouth professor Lewis Gould receives inaugural award from first ladies association," Monmouth College July 7, 2021 online
  4. ↑ Jacques Cattell Press, Directory of American Scholars: History (7th ed. 1978) p. 341.
  5. ↑ Lewis L. Gould, "First Lady as Catalyst: Lady Bird Johnson and Highway Beautification in the 1960s" Environmental Review 10.2 (1986): 77–92.
  6. ↑ "Lewis Gould Honored as Inaugural Recipient of FLARE Award" (July 26, 2021, Briscoe Center for American History) online
  7. ↑ Stephen Ponder, "Four Hats in the Ring" Presidential Studies Quarterly (2011) 41#1 pp. 204-206.
  8. ↑ Edward O. Frantz, "Review." Journal of American History (Dec 2010) 97#3 p. 829

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