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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join the CPH via Zoom in one week for a conversation with Oscar Winberg about his book, Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics, winner of the 2026 CPH Book Prize! More info and registration here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/cp...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

U.S. Historians - Did you publish your first book in 2026? Then you should have your press submit your book for consideration for the 2027 CPH Book Prize. We've had some incredible & diverse winners (& finalists!) the last 4 years, and look forward to another in 2027! www.smu.edu/cph/bookprize

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Accepting submissions now for the 2027 CPH Book Prize! Due Nov. 15. awarded annually for a distinguished first book published in English, in any aspect of U.S. presidential history, broadly defined. You can find instructions, past winners & more at www.smu.edu/cph/bookprize

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Join CPH via Zoom on 10/15 at 6:00pm as Oscar Winberg, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Turku, discusses his book, Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics, winner of the 2026 CPH Book Prize! All info & registration here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/cp...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TONIGHT at SMU! Join us as we welcome Amy Greenberg (Penn State) for "Party at the Springs: Political Organizing at Mineral Spring Resorts in the Nineteenth Century." Co-sponsored with the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Info & registration here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/pa...

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Party at the Springs: Political Organizing at Mineral Spring Resorts in the Nineteenth Century – The Center for Presidential History

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to our SMU colleague Ariel Ron who has just been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow! Commonly called the "Genius" grant, the MacArthur identifies "extraordinarily creative individuals" and invests in their ongoing work. Read all about it here! www.macfound.org/programs/awa...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the thought-provoking presentation by journalist and financial historian Brendan Greeley, who explored the 500-year history of global currencies and examined the relationship between money, power, and sovereignty.

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join CPH on September 30th as Amy S. Greenberg discusses the political use of mineral spring resorts in American history. Event hosted in conjunction with the George W. Bush Presidential Library. More information and registration found here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/pa...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why does America go to war? CPH's own Jeffrey Engel will take on that question at Florida Atlantic University on Thursday, Nov. 19, 4pm, on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, in a lecture titled “Seeking Monsters to Destroy: How America Goes to War.” bocanewsnow.com/2026/09/23/f...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Center for Presidential History kicked off this semester's events with a discussion on immigration for its Third Rail Series. Thank you to our speakers, J.H. Cullum Clark with George W. Bush Institute and Sarah Ross Coleman from Texas State University.

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The CPH invites paper proposals for "Aid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall Plan." Proposals welcome on any aspect of the European Recovery Program & experience of it. 📅 Conference at SMU, April 14–15, 2027 📝 Proposal deadline: October 15, 2026 Full CFP & details: lnkd.in/eF9Sryys

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Presidents are often in the news for big speeches. Want to learn more about the presidency & what Teddy Roosevelt called "the bully pulpit?" Check out Season 3 of "The Past, the Promise, the Presidency," co-hosted by @Lindsay Chervinsky and @Brian Franklin. tinyurl.com/z8c88m3v

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to Ashlyn Hand on her appointment as Visiting Fellow for International Religious Freedom at The Wilson Center! In addition to her work at SMU, she'll research the history of international religious freedom and how it can inform contemporary US foreign policy & strategic competition.

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us @SMU tomorrow (9/15) as we welcome Brendan Greeley to speak about his groundbreaking new book *The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money.* Co-sponsored with the SMU Clements Center for Southwest Studies and the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute.

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Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If you know me as a scholar, you know how excited I am for this. If you know me as a conference organizer, you know this is going to be phenomenal. Please share far and wide!

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

CFP: Aid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall Plan, a conference marking the 80th anniversary of Marshall's speech at Harvard Yard. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX April 14–15, 2027 Proposal deadline: October 15, 2026 See the full CFP for details: tinyurl.com/yu2ys5xm

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CFP: Reassessing the Marshall Plan | H-Net

Aid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall PlanDate: April 14–15, 2027Location: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TXConvenors: Jeffrey A. Engel and Kaete O’Connell, SMU’s Center fo...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

CPH has launched Civics in the Classroom, a new podcast series tied to our Dept of Ed Summer Seminar, America’s First Principles: The Declaration of Independence. Our first ep features Shilo Brooks & Jeffrey Engel discussing civic education. Listen here: tinyurl.com/ypb7hxdd

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A hat trick for former SHAFR president Andrew Preston. ⚽🏆🏆🏆 His award-winning book Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security has now picked up a third major honor: the 2026 Book Prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government. Congratulations Andrew!

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Former #CPH postdoc Blake Earle with a new essay in Modern American History. Give it a read!

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us next week for a conversation with award-winning journalist Susan Page on her new book, The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History (Harper, 2026). Click here to register: tinyurl.com/yc468nky

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Congrats to #CPH Postdoc Alexander Stephens, who received the @oah.org Presidents' Travel Fund for Emerging Historians award! Alexander will join a roundtable on The Urgency of Recent Immigration History in the Trump Era, at #OAH26 Saturday, April 18, 8:45 AM–10:15 AM.

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The University of North Carolina Wilmington invites junior scholars to apply for the 2026 Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture. This year's theme: “The Global American Revolution” Deadline April 13 uncw.edu/academics/co...

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Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series

Since 2002, the UNCW History Department has hosted an annual lecture series established to honor two lifelong learners and friends of the department, Virginia and Derrick Sherman.

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Paul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Here's my review of @historianheather.bsky.social's excellent new book FEAR AND FURY in @jacobinmag.bsky.social. Many thanks to Meagan Day for the edits, and many thanks to Heather for writing yet another monumentally important book.🗃️ jacobin.com/2026/03/goet...

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Long Before MAGA’s White Grievance, There Was Bernie Goetz

In 1984, a white man named Bernie Goetz shot four unarmed black youths on a New York City subway train. The tabloids hailed him as a fed-up everyman — rhetoric that permeated the culture and intensifi...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Join us tomorrow for a conversation with Kate Epstein on her new book "Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State." @uchicagopress.bsky.social Info & free registration here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/an...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

TONIGHT! Join us at SMU to welcome @ronajohnson.bsky.social on his new book "Entangled Alliances: Racialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution." @cornellupress.bsky.social Info & free registration here: blog.smu.edu/cph/event/en...

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Tomorrow! 📚🎙️

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Sharron Wilkins Conrad @sharronwconrad.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

What an honor it was speaking to Chris Jansing @msnowreports.bsky.social about Reverend Jesse Jackson's presidential runs, and his impact on the Civil Rights Movement! Lots of resonance with my forthcoming book's themes on how African Americans value the presidency.

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

So glad my talk on *Entangled Alliances* got rescheduled after the January ice storm. 📚

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Calling all K-12 History educators! Applications are DUE MARCH 6 for our Summer 2026 Seminar on the Declaration of Independence! Join us & 100 teachers at SMU in Dallas, all expenses paid. You can find all application info at www.smu.edu/cph/A250

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Applications are now open for our American History & Civics Summer Seminar for K-12 educators. Topic: The Declaration of Independence: Info: Summer 2026, SMU, Dallas, TX! We welcome applications from educators across the country! Deadline: March 6 Details & application: smu.edu/cph/A250

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Paul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This went really well. Solid turnout and great questions from the audience. Many thanks to the good folks @cphatsmu.bsky.social for inviting me back.

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Still time to join us tonight for this event with @renfro.bsky.social! SMU, Dallas Hall, 6pm.

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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Had the great pleasure of collaboratively writing with recent OSU PhD Cameron Givens (now SMU CfPH postdoc) on the history of the US secrecy + surveillance regime, reviewing Sam Lebovic's superb State of Silence🗃️ @h-diplo.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

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H-Diplo|Jervis Forum Review 168: Givens and Nichols on Lebovic, _State of Silence_ | H-Net

The Jervis ForumH-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies ForumReview 168Sam Lebovic, State of Silence: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America’s Secrecy Regime. Basic Books, 2023. ISBN...

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you're in the Dallas-area, join us Thursday (2/19) night at SMU for our event *The Life and Death of Ryan White4: AIDS and Inequality in America.* Featuring @renfro.bsky.social. Register for this free event here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/a9jgesk @uncpress.bsky.social

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Read more about our committee's selection of and praise for @oscarwinberg.bsky.social' book *Archie Bunker for President* here: www.smu.edu/dedman/resea...

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2026 CPH Book Prize

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Oscar Winberg @oscarwinberg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Such an honor to receive this recognition for my book! Archie Bunker for President was my dream project and I enjoyed every step of the process. I'm particularly glad to see the award committee describe it as an "insightful and thoroughly entertaining book."

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Join us in offering congratulations to @oscarwinberg.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 CPH Book Prize(!) for his book *Archie Bunker for President* @uncpress.bsky.social We look forward to welcoming Dr. Winberg to SMU next academic year to share his work with our campus and Dallas community!

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Paul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Really looking forward to this! See y'all later this week.

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Join us Thursday night for a conversation with @renfro.bsky.social, historian at Florida State and former CPH postdoc! He'll be discussing his new book, The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America @uncpress.bsky.social

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Congratulations to former CPH postdoc @lizingleson.bsky.social on her new position, Assistant Professor in US History since 1920 @camhistory.bsky.social!!

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SMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 CPH Book Prize finalists! @alkleintop.bsky.social "Counting the Cost of Freedom" @jrogg.bsky.social "The Spy and the State" @oscarwinberg.bsky.social "Archie Bunker for President" We'll announce the 2026 winner next week! @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

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Jeff Rogg @jrogg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Intelligence history is American history! Honored to be a finalist for such a prestigious prize and on America’s 250th, too! @cphatsmu.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social

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