Richard D. White, Jr., a former senior officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and icebreaker captain, received his Ph.D. from Penn State University. The author of Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner 1889–1895 and Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long, he is a professor of public administration and an associate dean at Louisiana State University. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"[A] welcome and necessary book. . . . White's valuable and timely
study will reintroduce a wide range of readers to the man who . . .
exercised the political power of laughter borne not of cynicism or
enmity, but celebratory democracy." --Journal of American
History--Peter M. Robinson "Journal of American History" (10/1/2012
12:00:00 AM)
"John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Molly Ivins owe a debt to
Rogers, as does Rush Limbaugh when he's actually funny and not just
mean. But in his day, Rogers was bigger than all of them. . . .
Proving one unelected man's influence isn't easy, but White makes a
convincing case that Rogers had plenty." --New York Times Book
Review--John Schwartz "New York Times Book Review" (3/27/2011
12:00:00 AM)
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