Thomas A. Bailey

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Thomas Andrew Bailey
Born	December 14, 1902(1902-12-14) near San Jose, California, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1983 (aged 80) Menlo Park, California, United States
Occupation	Historian

Thomas Andrew Bailey (December 14, 1902 – July 26, 1983) was a professor of history at his alma mater Stanford University and authored many historical monographs on diplomatic history, including the widely-used American history textbook, The American Pageant.^[1] He was known for his witty style and passion about a term he coined, "International Gangsterism".^{[citation needed]}

He taught American history for nearly 40 years at Stanford University and also served as a visiting professor at Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions. In 1968, he was elected to the presidencies of both the Organization of American Historians and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

Pictures of him are sometimes used by AP US History classes that use his text book as motivational tools to help them prepare for the College Board examination, coining the phrase "Bailey Is Watching You."

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• The American Pageant, 12+ editions
• A Diplomatic History of the American People (10 editions)
• "The Sinking of the Lusitania." The American Historical Review, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Oct., 1935), pp. 54-73 in JSTOR
• The Man in the Street: The Impact of American Public Opinion on Foreign Policy (1948) online edition
• Woodrow Wilson and the Lost Peace (1947) on Versailles 1919 online edition
• Woodrow Wilson and the Great Betrayal (1947) on Versailles Treaty in US 1919-20
• America Faces Russia: Russian-American Relations from Early Times to Our Day (1950) online edition

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