
James MacGregor Burns
Author · 16 books
An award-winning author of presidential and leadership studies, James MacGregor Burns was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his bachelor's degree from Williams College and his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard, and he also attended the London School of Economics. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was past president of the American Political Science Association and the International Society of Political Psychology.
Series
Books

The Three Roosevelts
Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America
2001

Roosevelt
The Lion and the Fox
1956

The Crosswinds of Freedom, 1932-1988
1989

The Vineyard of Liberty, 1787-1863
1982

Running Alone
Presidential Leadership from JFK to Bush II
2006

Leadership
1978

John Kennedy
A Political Profile
1960

Packing the Court
The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court
2009

George Washington
2004

The Workshop of Democracy
1863-1932
1985

Roosevelt
The Soldier of Freedom
1970

The Definitive FDR
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940) and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom
2017

Fire and Light
How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
2013

Transforming Leadership
2003

Government By The People
1656

The American Experiment
The Vineyard of Liberty, The Workshop of Democracy, and The Crosswinds of Freedom
2013