Richard Norton Smith
American historian and author
Richard Norton Smith is an American historian and author whose subject is US presidents and political figures.
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American Born 1953 in Leominster, United States
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About Richard Norton Smith
Richard Norton Smith was born on October 2, 1953, in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has done freelance writing for The Washington Post, and Senators Edward Brooke and Bob Dole were among those he worked alongside. He once directed the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, and he counted Gerald R. Ford as a close friend. He has appeared often on C-Span and PBS NewsHour. His books include Thomas E. Dewey and His Times, which was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize, and Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation.