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Introduction| May 01 2012 Introduction Kristin L. Ahlberg Kristin L. Ahlberg 1 Kristin L. Ahlberg is a historian and the Assistant to the General Editor in the Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. She received a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2003. Ahlberg is the author of Transplanting the Great Society: Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2008), which won the Society for History in the Federal Government's 2010 George Pendleton Prize. Her articles have appeared in Diplomatic History, Great Plains Quarterly, the American Historical Association's Perspectives on History, and The Public Historian. Ahlberg is a member of the editorial board of The Public Historian. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar 1.The views expressed in this introduction are my own and not necessarily those of the Department of State or United States Government. She would like to thank TPH editor Randy Bergstrom and managing editor Lindsey Reed for allowing her the opportunity to guest–edit this issue and book review editor Lee Simpson and assistant review editors Jill Dolan and Tory Swim for their efforts in locating reviewers for the books and exhibits they and the editorial board members recommended for inclusion. She would also like to thank Betty Koed for her encouragement in conceptualizing this issue. The Public Historian (2012) 34 (2): 9–12. https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2012.34.2.9 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kristin L. Ahlberg; Introduction. The Public Historian 1 May 2012; 34 (2): 9–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2012.34.2.9 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe Public Historian Search This content is only available via PDF. © 2012 by The Regents of the University of California and the National Council on Public History. All rights reserved.2012 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.