Ernest R. May | |
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| Born | Ernest Richard May November 19, 1928 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2009 (aged 80) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | The Kennedy Tapes |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Modern American history |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Ernest Richard May (November 19, 1928 – June 1, 2009) was an American historian of international relations, whose 14 published books include analyses of American involvement in World War I and the causes of the Fall of France during World War II. His 1997 book The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis became the primary sources of the 2000 film Thirteen Days starring Kevin Costner that viewed the Missile Crisis from the perspective of American political leaders. He served on the 9/11 commission and highlighted the failures of the government intelligence agencies.[1] May taught full-time on the faculty of Harvard University for 55 years, until his death. May was also a recipient of the 1988 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers, co-authored with Richard Neustadt.[2]
- ^ "Noteworthy People Who Died in 2009 - Newsweek". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "1988- Richard Neustadt and Ernest May". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13.