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In America, died pisatel-patsifist

In the United States, of a heart attack at the age of 89 years died renowned historian and politician, Assistant to President John Kennedy Arthur Schlesinger.

He was born in 1917 into the family of a well-known historian and graduated from Harvard University. In 1946, he received an award for Pulittserovskuyu book “Age of Jackson” and in 1966 for the book “One thousand days.” In 1979, for a book on the Kennedy Roberto honored his national book prize dollars, while in 2003 – Award four freedoms.

former CIA official, at the end of 80 Schlesinger changed his views on world politics and became patsifistom. He criticized the American President George Bush and urged him to return to a policy of checks and balances, reported Interfax .