Ellen Fitzpatrick, a professor and scholar specializing in modern American political and intellectual history, is the author and editor of six books and has appeared regularly on PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer". She has been interviewed as an expert on modern American political history by the "New York Times", the "Wall Street Journal", the "Los Angeles Times, USA Today, " the "Boston Globe", the" Washington Post", CBS's "Face the Nation, " and National Public Radio. The Carpenter Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire, where she has been recognized for Excellence in Public Service, Fitzpatrick lives in Newton, Massachusetts.