Stern, Sheldon M. 1939–

PERSONAL: Born August 14, 1939, in New York, NY; son of Joseph (a cap maker) and Gertrude (a homemaker; maiden name, Goldfarb) Stern; married January 22, 1961; wife's name Helen R. (a social worker); children: Jennifer A., Jeremy A. Education: City University of New York, B.A., 1961; Harvard University, M.A., 1964, Ph.D., 1970. Politics: Independent. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Reading.

ADDRESSES: Home and office—Newton, MA. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Stanford University Press, 1450 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94304-1124. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer, historian, and consultant. Federal City College, Washington, DC, assistant professor of history, 1968–70; University of Massachusetts, Boston, assistant professor of history, 1970–77; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, historian, 1977–99; JFK Library, American History Project for High School Students (a educational program for students and teachers about the uses of historical evidence), founder and director, 1993–99; self-employed historian and educational consultant, Newton, MA, 2000–. Member of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Board member, Concord Review.

MEMBER: National Council for History Education, National Association of Scholars, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, New England History Teachers Association (board member).

AWARDS, HONORS: Commendation for encouraging high school students in "the study of history and government," joint resolution of the Massachusetts Legislature, October 24, 1996; Hicks-Kennedy Award, New England History Teachers Association, 2003.

WRITINGS:

What Elementary Teachers Need to Know: College Course Outlines for Teacher Preparation, Core Knowledge Foundation (Charlottesville, VA), 2002.

Averting the "Final Failure": John F. Kennedy and the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings, Stanford University Press (Palo Alto, CA), 2003.

Effective State Standards for U.S. History: A 2003 Report Card, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (Washington, DC), 2003.

The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, Stanford University Press (Palo Alto, CA), 2005.

SIDELIGHTS: Sheldon M. Stern told CA: "My principal goal is to encourage the balanced and honest teaching and writing of history."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

History Review, June, 2004, Richard Ned Lebow, review of Averting the "Final Failure": John F. Kennedy and the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings.

Journal of American History, June, 2004, Meena Bose, review of Averting the "Final Failure."

Journal of Military History, April, 2004, Anna K. Nelson, review of Averting the "Final Failure."

Library Journal, August, 2003, Karl Helicher, review of Averting the "Final Failure," p. 100.

Political Science Quarterly, winter, 2003, Robert Jervis, review of Averting the "Final Failure," p. 684.

Presidential Studies Quarterly, June, 2004, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, review of Averting the "Final Failure," p. 462.

Review of Politics, spring, 2004, Michael Francis, review of Averting the "Final Failure."

Reviews in American History, June, 2004, Robert J. McMahon, review of Averting the "Final Failure."