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Dr. Stephen Knott
Dr. Stephen Knott is an Emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Before his time at the War College, he served as Co-Chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, where he helped document and analyze the modern presidency through firsthand accounts. He is the author of several works on the American presidency, including his recent book, Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency. His scholarship offers deep insight into presidential leadership, executive power, and the historical roots of political rhetoric in the United States.