William Tilchin

Teaching Interests

American foreign relations since 1800; modern world history; great leaders and their impact on history; and secondary teacher preparation in History/Social Studies

Research Interests

Presidency and foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt; American foreign relations since the 1930s; and presidential leadership throughout U.S. history

Selected publications

Books

Spotlighting TR: Selections from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, 2007-2014, editor. Oyster Bay, NY: Theodore Roosevelt Association, 2017.

Artists of Power: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Their Enduring Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy, co-edited with Charles E. Neu. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2006.

Theodore Roosevelt and the British Empire: A Study in Presidential Statecraft. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997.

Articles

“Seeking to Preserve and to Enhance a Valuable Legacy,” Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, Vol. XXXVII, Nos. 1, 2, & 3, Winter-Spring-Summer 2016, pp. 18-45.

“Exceptional Artistry, Uneven History,” Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, Vol. XXXVI, Nos. 1, 2, & 3, Winter-Spring-Summer 2015, pp. 24-40.

“Then and Since: The Remarkable and Enduring Foreign Policy of Theodore Roosevelt,” Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, Vol. XXXV, Nos. 1 & 2, Winter-Spring 2014, pp. 45-51.

“Anticipating and Forging the Future: Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy Legacy,” in L’Héritage de Théodore Roosevelt: impérialisme et progressisme (1912-2012), edited by Claire Delahaye and Serge Ricard (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2012), pp. 115-125.

“An Outrage Pure and Simple,” Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, Fall 2010, pp. 39-45. Republished electronically by the History News Network.

“Theodore Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War, and the Emergence of the United States as a Great Power,” Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, Vol. XXXI, Nos. 1 & 2, Winter-Spring 2010, pp. 32-36. Republished in Annual Editions, United States History, Volume 2: Reconstruction Through the Present, edited by Larry Madaras and Robert James Maddox (Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013), pp. 59-61.

“Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919),” in Milestone Documents of American Leaders: Exploring the Primary Sources of Notable Americans, edited by Paul Finkelman and James A. Percoco (Dallas: Schlager Group, 2009), Vol. 4, pp. 1888-1909.

Other Professional Activity and/or Awards

Editor, Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, 2007-present.

Serving on Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Theodore Roosevelt Association, beginning in 2003; Vice President, 2006-2016; President, 2016-present.

Outstanding Teacher Award from University of Chicago, 1986.