Robert K. Murray

Robert K. Murray (April 9, 1922 – February 9, 2019) was an American professor of history at the Pennsylvania State University for 35 years, best known for The Harding Era, a biography of US President Warren G. Harding, which won a History Book of the Month Club selection, McNight Distinguished Book Award, and Phi Alpha Theta National Book award.

Background

Robert Keith Murray was born on April 9, 1922, in Union City, Indiana. His parents were Darrell Richard and Orpha Alice Michael Murray. He attended public schools in Columbus, Ohio. In 1943, he earned both BA and BS degrees. In 1943, he earned an MA and in 1949 a doctorate in Modern American History from Ohio State University. The Harding Era: Warren G. Harding and His Administration (1969) The Politics of Normalcy: Governmental Theory and Practice in the Harding-Coolidge Era (1973) The 103rd Ballot: Democrats and the Disaster in Madison Square Garden (1976) Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins (1979) Greatness in the White House (1989)