Editing Richard Neustadt (section)

{{Short description|American political scientist (1919–2003)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Richard Neustadt
| image         = Richard Neustadt.jpg
| caption       = Neustadt in 2003
| birth_name    = Richard Elliott Neustadt
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1919|6|26}}
| birth_place   = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2003|10|31|1919|6|26}}
| death_place   = [[London]], United Kingdom
| other_names   = 
| education     = {{ubl|[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
| occupation    = Political scientist, adviser, and professor
| spouse        = {{ubl|{{marriage|Bertha Cummings||1984|reason=died}}|{{marriage|[[Shirley Williams]]|1987}}}}
| children      = 2
}}
'''Richard Elliott Neustadt''' (June 26, 1919 – October 31, 2003) was an American [[politics|political]] [[scientist]] specializing in the [[President of the United States|United States presidency]]. He served as adviser to several presidents. His book ''Presidential Power'' has been described as "one of the most influential books ever written about political leadership."<ref name="Jones"/> ''Thinking In Time: The Uses Of History For Decision Makers'' won the [[Grawemeyer Award]].<ref name="Grawemeyer"/> His other books include ''Alliance Politics'', ''Preparing to be President'', and, with Harvey V. Fineberg, ''The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease''.