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Donald A. Ritchie (born December 23, 1945) is Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate.


Education

He graduated from the
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in 1967; and received a master's degree, in 1969, and a Ph.D., in 1975, from the
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.


Career

Ritchie served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971. As associate historian in the Senate Historical Office, beginning in 1976, Ritchie conducted
oral history Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people wh ...
interviews with former senators and retired members of Senate staff as part of the Senate oral history project. In 2009 he became the Senate historian, succeeding Richard Baker, and held that post until his retirement in 2015.Bolton, Alexander (March 6, 2015).
Senate historian Donald Ritchie to retire
" ''The Hill''. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
Ritchie was responsible for editing the closed hearing transcripts of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's investigations, and has authored a number of books including ''Electing FDR''. His book ''Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents'' won him the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the
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.Wilson Center (2010).
Why a Congress and Not a Parliament
osting about event on September 13, 2010 section "Donald A. Ritchie" peaker biography Retrieved 2015-03-28.
He has served as president of the
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and the International Oral History Association, as well as on the board of the
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.Donald A. Ritchie
(2006) ontributor biography In Barry A. Lanman and Laura M. Wendling (eds.), ''Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians: An Anthology of Oral History Education''. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. p. 480.


Works

Academic: * ''Washington's Iron Butterfly: Bess Clements Abell, an Oral History'', with Terry L. Birdwhistell. University Press of Kentucky. 2022. * ''The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington''. Oxford University Press. 2021. * ''The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction''. Oxford University Press. 2022. * ''Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932''. University Press of Kansas. 2007. * ''Our Constitution''. Oxford University Press. 2006. * * * * * ''Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents''. Harvard University Press. 1991. * ''
James M. Landis __NOTOC__ James McCauley Landis (September 25, 1899 – July 30, 1964) was an American academic, government official and legal adviser. He served as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1935 to 1937. Biography Landis was born ...
: Dean of the Regulators''. Harvard University Press. 1980. Textbooks: * '' United States History and Geography'', ''The American Vision'', ''The American Republic'', and ''The American Journey'', with Joyce Appleby, Alan Brinkley, Albert Broussard, and James McPherson (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill) * '' United States Government'', with Richard C. Remy, Lena Morreale Scott, and Megan L. Hanson (McGraw-Hill). Editing: * ''The Oxford Handbook of Oral History'' (Oxford University Press, 2010) * ''Congress and Harry S. Truman: A Conflicted Legacy'' (Truman State University Press, 2011) *


References


External links

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C-SPAN ''Q&A'' interview with Ritchie, August 15, 2010

Don Ritchie on the History of the Oral History Association, September 25, 2015.

"Donald Ritchie on Deep Throat."
nterview ''National Review'', June 1, 2005
"Interview with Donald A. Ritchie, Oral Historian at the USA senate"
''veruscacalabria'', August 9, 2010
Fast Forward: Oral History in the 21st Century by Donald Ritchie

The Election of 1932: Photographs

The Election of 1932: Cartoons
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