Donald A. Ritchie

Donald A. Ritchie
Donald A. Ritchie in 2011.
2nd Historian of the United States Senate
In office
2009–2015
Preceded byRichard A. Baker
Succeeded byBetty Koed
Personal details
Born (1945-12-23) December 23, 1945 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCity College of New York (B.A., 1967)
University of Maryland, College Park (M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1975)
OccupationHistorian
Known forHistorian of the United States Senate

Donald A. Ritchie (born December 23, 1945) is Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate.

Education

He graduated from the City College of New York in 1967; and received a master's degree, in 1969, and a Ph.D., in 1975, from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Career

Ritchie served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971.

As associate historian in the Senate Historical Office, beginning in 1976, Ritchie conducted oral history interviews with former senators and retired members of Senate staff as part of the Senate oral history project. In 2009 he became the Senate historian, succeeding Richard Baker, and held that post until his retirement in 2015.

Ritchie was responsible for editing the closed hearing transcripts of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's investigations, and has authored a number of books including Electing FDR. His book Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents won him the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the Organization of American Historians. He has served as president of the Oral History Association and on the councils of the American Historical Association and the International Oral History Association, as well as on the board of the Society for History in the Federal Government.

Works

External videos
video icon Booknotes interview with Ritchie on Press Gallery, July 7, 1991, C-SPAN
video icon After Words interview with Ritchie on Reporting from Washington, March 6, 2005, C-SPAN
video icon Washington Journal interview with Ritchie on Our Constitution, April 6, 2007, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ritchie on Electing FDR, February 14, 2008, C-SPAN
video icon Q&A interview with Ritchie on The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction, August 15, 2010, C-SPAN
video icon Interview with Ritchie on The Columnist, February 12, 2021, C-SPAN
video icon Q&A interview with Ritchie on The Columnist, July 11, 2021, C-SPAN

Academic:

Textbooks:

  • United States History and Geography, The American Vision, The American Republic, and The American Journey, with Joyce Appleby, Alan Brinkley, Albert Broussard, and James McPherson (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill)
  • United States Government, with Richard C. Remy, Lena Morreale Scott, and Megan L. Hanson (McGraw-Hill).

Editing:


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