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Michael Duffy

Disciplines:
journalism
writing
philosophy/time
american history/presidency

Summary

American journalist — former Washington Bureau Chief of TIME — co-author with Nancy Gibbs of The Presidents Club (on the relationships between living former presidents) and The Preacher and the Presidents.

Core Contribution

Creates the living ex-presidents club as a distinct political subject — The Presidents Club (with Gibbs) describes the unique informal institution of living former presidents (their relationships with each other and with the sitting president) drawing on remarkable behind-the-scenes access.

Notable Works & Achievements

Marching in Place

The Preacher and the Presidents

The Presidents Club

Historical Influences

TIME journalism tradition

Intellectual Lineage

TIME Yale

Contemporaries & Peers

Nancy Gibbs Bob Woodward

Minds Influenced

Presidential reporting

Intellectual Posterity

The Presidents Club The Preacher and the Presidents

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