Academic Specialization

Use of civic nationalism studies (including research in Hungary and Russia) in developing courses on modern democratic polities; comparative democratic theory, and American constitutional thought.

Education

1. Ph.D.: Syracuse University, 1956
2. M.A.: Colgate University, 1952
3. B.A.: Allegheny College, 1949

Teaching, Administrative, and Professional Appointments

1. Graduate Preceptor and Instructor in Public Affairs, Colgate University, 1949-1951.
2. Oxford University Summer School, 1950.
3. Graduate Fellow and Instructor in Citizenship, Syracuse University, 1951-1956.
4. Research Associate in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1956-1960.
5. Lecturer in American Studies and History, Yale University, 1961-1963.
6. Professor of American Studies and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1963-1997.
7. Professor of Political Science, 1965-1997.
8. Professor of History, 1968-1997.
9. Visiting Lecturer in American Intellectual History (Fulbright), University of Tokyo,
10. Tsuda College and Japan’s Women’s University; Tokyo, Japan, 1965.
11. Visiting Professor of History, and Acting Director, American Studies Program,
12. University of Texas, 1967-1968.
13. Visiting Professor of American History, University of Sheffield (England), 1971-1972.
14. Visiting Lecturer (Fulbright), India, Summer 1974.
15. Visiting Professor of American Civilization, University of Hawaii, Summer 1975.
16. Scholar-in-Residence, Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1975.
17. Fulbright Lecturer, University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 1987.
18. Gannett Lecturer, “The Bill of Rights,” Rochester Institute of Technology, 1989-1990.
19. Scholar-in-Residence, Rockefeller Center, Bellagio, Italy, August 1989.
20. Visiting Professor at Evergreen College (Olympia, WA), Fall 1996.
21. Visiting Professor at University of Sheffield (England), Spring 1996.
22. Visiting Professor at Massey University (New Zealand), Fall 1998.
23. Visiting Professor, Loyola University of New Orleans, Spring 2000.

Selected and Recent Publications

1. Associate Editor and Editor, The Papers of James Madison, 1956-1960.
2. Associate Editor, The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, 1961-1963.
3. Co-editor, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, (Yale University Press, 1964).
4. Editor, The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin, (Bobbs-Merrill, 1965).
5. Author, Benjamin Franklin (Great American Thinkers Series, Washington Square Press,1965); re-issued by Thwayne Publishers, 1972.
6. Author, James Madison, a Biography (Macmillan, 1971; University Press of Virginia,1991); National Book Award nominee, 1972.
7. Author, From Colony to Country, the Revolution in American Thought, 1750-1820Macmillan, 1974); Japanese edition, Tokyo, 1976; Arabic edition, Cairo, 1978.Ketcham 11/00
8. Author, From Independence to Interdependence (Aspen Institute, 1975).
9. Author, Presidents above Party: The First American Presidency, 1789-1829 (University of North Carolina Press, 1984; paperback edition, 1987).
10. Editor, The Antifederalist Papers and Debates of the Constitutional Convention (Mentor,1986).
11. Author, Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma (Basil Blackwell, 1987).
12. Author, with D. Meiklejohn and others, Participation in Government: Making a
13. Difference (Copley Publishers, Littleton, MA 1988; 4th Ed., 2000).
14. “The Transatlantic Background of Thomas Jefferson’s Ideas of Executive Power,” in Harry Payne, ed. Studies in Eighteenth Century Culture (Madison, Wisc. 1982),
15. Vol. II, pp. 163-180.
16. Author, Framed for Posterity: the Enduring Philosophy of the Constitution (University Press of Kansas, 1993).
17. “James Madison,” in The Presidents: A Reference History, H.F. Graff, ed., Charles Scribner’s Sons, N.Y., 1984, pp. 69-86
18. “The Dilemma of a Bill of Rights in Democratic Government,” in J.F. Pacheco, ed. The Legacy of George Mason (Fairfax, VA 1983), pp. 29-59
19. “The Constitutionality of New York State Indian Treaties under the Articles of
20. Confederation,” submitted to U.S. District Court, Syracuse, N.Y., October 1984,
21. In Oneida Land Claims Case; 23 pp.
22. “Aristotle, Confucius and Jefferson and the Problem of Good Government,” in Journal of East and West Studies (Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea), Vol. XIV, No. 2, Fall 1985.
23. “Executive Leadership, Citizenship, and Good Government,” Presidential Studies
24. Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2, spring 1987, pp. 267-279. “Publius: Sustaining the Republican Principle,” The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 44, July 1987, pp. 576-582.
25. “Thomas Jefferson in Ronald Reagan’s America,” Syracuse Record, Nov. 2, 1987
26. “The Constitution and the Modern Presidency: Original Intent and Current Needs,” in R. Kroes, ed., The U.S. Constitution: After 200 Years, Free University Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1988.
27. “The Liberal Arts, Civic Education, and Good Government: Some Jeffersonian
28. Reflections,” in Southern Humanities Review, Fall 1989, pp. 321-340.
29. The Idea of Democracy In The Modern Era, Univ. Press of Kansas, 2004.

Research Grants and Awards

1. Recipient, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, Syracuse University, 1979.
2. Elected member, American Antiquarian Society, 1984.
3. Honorary Doctor of Letters, Allegheny College, 1985.
4. C.A.S.E. Professor of the Year, 1987.
5. Honorary Doctor of Letters, McKendree College, 1988.
6. Trustee, Silver Bay Association, 1996.
7. Global Affairs Institute advisor (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University), Russian Scholar Program, 1996.
8. Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University, May 1997.
9. Honorary Doctor of Letters, Syracuse University, 1999.