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David Eisenbach
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Eisenbach received a Bachelor of Arts in modern European history from Columbia University, an Master of Arts in history education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an Master of Arts At Columbia he teaches courses on the United States. presidency and media and politics. At the Manhattan School of Music he teaches the great works of Western literature and philosophy, American history, Shakespeare's tragedies, and the culture and history of the 1960s. Straight historian Doctor Eisenbach"s first book, Gay Power: An American Revolution, published in June 2006, is a history of how the gay rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s transformed American politics and society.
The American Library Association named Gay Power a 2007 Stonewall honor book, and it was a finalist for the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards in LGBT Studies.
Eisenbach"s second book, The Kingmakers: How the Media Threatens Our Security and Our Democracy, was co-written with Senator Mike Gravel. Publishers Weekly wrote that The Kingmakers "ought to be essential reading for all Americans."
Doctor Eisenbach was the communications director for Senator Mike Gravel"s 2008 presidential election campaign.
Along with Larry Flynt, Eisenbach co-wrote One Nation Under Sex (2011) which documents how the private lives of America"s most powerful leaders shaped history. ().
Eisenbach is a featured expert for History Channel productions:
--- Host of the History.com web series "Vote 101;"
--- A featured historian on the Emmy Award winning television series "Great Moments on the Campaign Trial;"
--- Host and co-writer of "The Beltway Unbuckled" (2009), a special on how the sex lives of several presidents shaped American history.
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--- Host for the H2 Channel television series 10 Things You Don"t Know About that debuted on February 27, 2012.
Eisenbach was the celebrity history teacher on Season 2 of the Sundance Channel"s Dream School.
