John Robert Greene

John Robert Greene is an American historian who was the Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, the director of the History Program, co-director of the History/Social Science major, and the College Archivist, at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. Greene specializes in American history, with research and writing interests in the American presidency. He has edited or written twenty books,[1] including works on Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He has also written several volumes on the history of higher education.

John Robert Greene
John Robert Greene
Greene speaking at the Harry S. Truman Library, 2014
Born (1955-04-13) April 13, 1955
Syracuse, New York
Occupation(s)College Professor (Emeritus) and Writer
TitleProfessor Emeritus, Cazenovia College
Academic background
EducationChristian Brothers Academy

St. Bonaventure University

Syracuse University

Personal life and education

Greene was born in Syracuse, New York on April 13, 1955. He is the son of John C. Greene and Margaret (Tozer) Greene. Greene attended Syracuse public schools until 1968 when he entered Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), a private high school in Syracuse, from where he graduated in 1973. That year, he entered St. Bonaventure University, initially majoring in history with a pre-law minor.

In 1975 Greene changed his focus to secondary education, and in 1977 he received his Bachelor of Arts in history, with a New York State teaching certification in Social Studies (7-12). In 1978 Greene received his Master of Arts in history from St. Bonaventure. While at St. Bonaventure, Greene was a disc jockey for the campus radio stations, WOFM-AM, and WSBU-FM, and served on the station's board of directors. In 1978 Greene entered the Ph.D. program in American History at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He completed his doctorate under the advisership of David H. Bennett in October 1983; his dissertation explored "The Presidential Election of 1952."[2]

Greene lives in Chittenango, New York. He is married and has three children.

Professional career

Greene taught at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. He was originally hired in September 1979 as a part-time instructor, serving as station manager of the campus radio station, WITC (FM) until 1985, and teaching an assortment of classes, largely multi-sections of Effective Speaking. In May 1984, he received a full-time appointment to the faculty, and in December 1987, he was tenured to the college. In 1993 he was named Distinguished Faculty Member, and in February 2000, he was named to Cazenovia College's first endowed chair, the Paul J. Schupf Chair in History and Humanities. He taught courses in history and research methodology. In 2022 he received the college's Distinguished Service Award. Greene retired from full time teaching in January 2023, with the rank of Professor Emeritus.

Greene has appeared on many media outlets, including C-SPAN,[3] MSNBC, USA Today,[4] and PBS. For seventeen years, he was a regular on The Ivory Tower, program on WCNY-TV, Syracuse, New York.[5]

Awards and honors

Books and other publications

Original works
  • The Presidency of George W. Bush (2021) [6]
  • I Like Ike: The Presidential Election of 1952 (Univ. Press of Kansas, 2017) [7]
  • The Presidency of George H. W. Bush (2nd. ed., revised; 2015)[8]
  • America in the 1960s (2010)[9][10][11]
  • Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House (2004)[12]
  • The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University (2000)
  • Generations of Excellence: An Illustrated Biography of Cazenovia College (2000)
  • The Presidency of George Bush (2000)[13]
  • Syracuse University: The Eggers Years (1998)
  • Syracuse University: The Tolley Years (1996)
  • The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (1995)[14][15]
  • The Limits of Power: The Nixon and Ford Administrations (1993)
  • The Crusade: The Presidential Election of 1952 (1985)

Edited works
  • Presidential Profiles: The George W. Bush Years (2011)
  • Richard M. Nixon: A Bibliography. (2006)
  • Presidential Profiles: The Nixon and Ford Years (2006)
  • Presidential Profiles: The George H. W. Bush Years (2006)
  • Gerald R. Ford: A Bibliography (1994)
  • The Speech: A Guide to Effective Speaking (1993)
  • The Quest: A Guide to the Job Interview (1991)

References
  1. "The Nixon-Ford years /". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  2. Greene, John Robert (1984). The Crusade: The Presidential Election of 1952 (PhD). Syracuse University. OCLC 14509969.
  3. "John Robert Greene | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  4. "Former first lady Betty Ford dead at 93 – USATODAY.com". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. "Ivory Tower | Member Supported Public Television, Radio | WCNY". www.wcny.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  6. "The Presidency of George W. Bush". kansaspress.ku.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  7. "I Like Ike". kansaspress.ku.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  8. "The Presidency of George H. W. Bush Revised By Historian John Robert Greene | University Press of Kansas Blog". universitypressblog.dept.ku.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  9. "Cazenovia College professor John Robert Greene takes a look back at the '60s". syracuse.com. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  10. "America in the Sixties :: BUY DIRECT from Syracuse University Press by John Robert Greene". www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  11. "America in the Sixties | Reviews in History". www.history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  12. "Review, Betty Ford, Candor and Courage".
  13. "Nonfiction Book Review: Presidency of George Bush by John Robert Greene". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  14. Langston, Thomas (1995-12-01). "Review of Greene, John Robert, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (American Presidency Series)". www.h-net.org. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  15. "THE PRESIDENCY OF GERALD R. FORD by John Robert Greene | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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