Father Miscamble publishes book on Father Hesburgh | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Father Miscamble publishes book on Father Hesburgh Father Miscamble publishes book on Father Hesburgh Published: March 12, 2019 Author: Dennis Brown Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame. Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C., professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of a new book on the late Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., the University’s president from 1952 to 1987. Titled “American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh,” the book examines Father Hesburgh’s life and his many varied engagements — from the University he led to his associations with the Vatican and White House — and evaluates the extent and importance of his work. Father Miscamble provides his analysis on numerous topics, including Father Hesburgh’s contributions to higher education, his involvement in the civil rights movement and the nature of his role as an adviser to popes and presidents. A member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1988, Father Miscamble specializes in American foreign policy since World War II and the role of Catholics in 20th-century U.S. foreign relations and public life. Two of his books, “George F. Kennan and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1947-1950” and “From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima and the Cold War” received the Harry S. Truman Book Award.  He also is the author of “The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs and the Defeat of Japan.” His new book was published by Image and is on sale beginning Tuesday (March 12). Posted In: Faculty and Staff Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 09, 2022 Karrie Koesel to testify before Congressional-Executive Commission on China August 18, 2022 Two faculty win NEH grants to research history of red hair, philosophy of revelation August 16, 2022 NSF names Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis a Phase II Center for Chemical Innovation August 15, 2022 Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on Russian atrocities against clergy in Ukraine For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn