This article is about the historian. For other people named Steve Neal, see Steve Neal.
Steve Neal (1949 in Coos Bay, Oregon – February 18, 2004 in Hinsdale, Illinois) was an American journalist and historian, noted for political columns and coverage of American electoral history. He is best known for Dark Horse, an authorized biography of 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie.[1][2]
Presentation by Neal on Harry and Ike: The Partnership That Remade the Postwar Period, September 20, 2001, C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Steve Neal on Harry and Ike, February 10, 2002, C-SPAN
Presentation by Neal on Eleanor and Harry: The Correspondence, September 9, 2002, C-SPAN
Neal published biographies and biographical material on Dwight D. Eisenhower, Oregon Gov. Tom McCall, and 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie; he also edited collections of the letters and speeches of Harry S. Truman. His hero, however, was Abraham Lincoln, and he campaigned for public support to transfer Lincoln's papers and memorabilia to a scholarly, nonpolitical library and museum that would serve as a focus for public education of the life of the 16th President of the United States.[1]
Death and honors
Neal was found dead at his Hinsdale home on February 18, 2004 after having inhaled a fatal quantity of carbon monoxide.[1] The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, located in Springfield, Illinois, opened to the public in 2005. The library has named its reading room the Steve Neal Reading Room in honor of Neal's work and advocacy for the creation of the library.[3]
References
^ abcdPearson, Rick (20 February 2004). "Steve Neal, 54". Chicago Tribune.
^Neal, Steve (1984). Dark Horse: A Biography of Wendell Willkie. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN0-385-18439-5.
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