For a distinguished book of the year upon the history of the United States, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business , by Alfred D. Chandler
The Jury
The Jury
David Herbert Donald(Chair)*
Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of American Civilization, Harvard University
David Hackett Fischer*
Western Professor of History, Brandeis University
Richard H. Kohn
Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University
Winners in History
David M. Potter
(A posthumous publication; manuscript finished by Don E. Fehrenbacker.)
1978 Prize Winners
William Safire
For commentary on the Bert Lance affair.
Walter Kerr
For articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career.