Episode 64: Dr. Stephen Knott: There’s nothing better than good, old political gossip, and that’s just what Brad got with Dr. Stephen Knott, who—amongst other projects—ran an oral history program that covered the Regan and Bush presidential years. And, it was that project that led Knott to write seven books, including The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal. Come for the political intrigue and stay…well, stay for the political intrigue!
About Stephen Knott
Dr. Stephen Knott is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI. Prior to accepting his position at the Naval War College, Knott was Co-Chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He also served for seven years as an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at the United States Air Force Academy.
His books include The Reagan Years; Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth; Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency; At Reagan’s Side: Insiders’ Recollections from Sacramento to the White House; Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and His Critics; and Washington & Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America.
His most recent book, The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal was published in November 2019.
Books
- The Reagan Years
- Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth
- Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency
- At Reagan’s Side: Insiders’ Recollections from Sacramento to the White House
- Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and His Critics
- Washington & Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America
- The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal
