Education
Johnson received his B.A. (1988) and Ph.D. (1993) from Harvard, and his M.A. from the University of Chicago (1989).Johnson taught at Arizona State and Williams and served as visiting professor at Harvard (2005) and at Tel Aviv University (2007-8), as Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the Humanities. Before earning his Master's degree, Johnson worked as a track announcer for several years at Scarborough Downs.
Johnson has written and edited numerous books about American history. He also co-edited several volumes of declassified transcripts and tapes from the administration of Lyndon Baines Johnson.,
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