Michael Birkner

Franklin Professor of Liberal Arts/ Professor of History

Birkner received his bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Virginia in American history with a specialization in Jacksonian politics. He covered the 1988 presidential primary in New Hampshire for the Concord Monitor, where he served as editorial page editor.

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Topics:

American history

Expertise: 20th Century American politics, Eisenhower, Civil War studies

Education: Ph.D., M.A., University of Virginia; B.A., Gettysburg College

Recent Work:

Birkner's scholarship has focused on aspects of 19th- and 20th-century America: political, urban, oral and biographical history. He has most recently written about the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, with special interest in the role of his Chief of Staff Sherman Adams.

Contact Information:

mbirkner@gettysburg.edu
717.337.6571

Campus Box 0401
Weidensall Hall
300 N Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-337-6571