Reflections on Writing Biography of Public Men
Some years ago, when the late Professor Lindsay Rogers set about writing a life of Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University from 1902 to 1945, Rogers prepared some notes on the writing of political and intellectual biography which he hoped to use later in the foreword. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete the study before his death. His thoughts on various approaches to the art of writing political biography have an intrinsic interest apart from the Butler life and are well worth the consideration of any scholar approaching such a task. Consequently, Rogers' notes are published here with only minor editorial changes.-Robert H. Connery