Burton Hersh

He was graduated from Harvard Phi Beta Kappa, and studied in Germany from 1955-56 as a Fulbright Scholar. He is Jewish, and he witnessed the aftermath of World War II and Nazi anti-semitism in Germany.[1] He lived with a German family, including a man who had been a member of the Nazi Party and served in the German army during the war.[2]

He has written numerous books and articles, and appeared often on television, including the Lehrer Report, Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNN with Paula Zahn and on The No Spin Zone with Bill O'Reilly. He served as a Special Consultant on the BBC's ten-part series on the FBI and is listed in Who's Who in America.

His novel, The Nature of the Beast (Tree Farms Books 2002) was the winner of the Writers Notes Award for Best Fiction of 2003. He is also the author of the novel, The Ski People (McGraw Hill, 1968). He is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Hersh is the author of Edward Kennedy-An Intimate Biography (Counterpoint, 2010). His Bobby and J. Edgar : the historic face-off between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that transformed America (Carroll and Graff, 2007) is, according to Worldcat held in 811 libraries.[3] He is also the author of The Shadow President: Ted Kennedy in Opposition (Steerforth 1997), The Old Boys:The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA (Scribner, 1992), The Mellon Family: A Fortune In History (Morrow 1978, Book of the Month Club selection, Fortune Brook Club selection), The Education of Edward Kennedy (Morrow, 1972)[4] His articles have appeared in numerous publications including Esquire, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Huffington Post.