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On February 23, 1983, [[President Reagan]] awarded Burnham with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<ref>[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/22383c.htm Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  February 23, 1983]</ref>  Reagan gave the following short remarks: "''As a scholar, writer, historian and philosopher, James Burnham has profoundly affected the way America views itself and the world. Since the 1930's, Mr. Burnham has shaped the thinking of world leaders. His observations have changed society and his writings have become guiding lights in mankind's quest for truth. Freedom, reason and decency have had few greater champions in this century than James Burnham."

On February 23, 1983, [[President Reagan]] awarded Burnham with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<ref>[http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1983/22383c.htm Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  February 23, 1983]</ref>  Reagan gave the following short remarks: "''As a scholar, writer, historian and philosopher, James Burnham has profoundly affected the way America views itself and the world. Since the 1930's, Mr. Burnham has shaped the thinking of world leaders. His observations have changed society and his writings have become guiding lights in mankind's quest for truth. Freedom, reason and decency have had few greater champions in this century than James Burnham."

==Passing==

==Death and Legacy==

Burnham passed away from cancer on July 29, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uhlig |first1=Mark |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/30/obituaries/james-burnham-is-dead-at-82-founder-of-national-review.html |title=JAMES BURNHAM IS DEAD AT 82; FOUNDER OF NATIONAL REVIEW |work=[[New York Times]] |date=July 30, 1987 }}</ref> Upon his passing, [[William F. Buckley]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] both expressed deep sadness.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=William F.|title=Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography |date=2012|publisher=Regnery Publishing|pages=289-290}}</ref><ref>http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/072987d.htm</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Reagan|first1=Ronald|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1987 |pages=895|quote=Nancy and I have learned with deep sadness of the passing of James Burnham. Mr. Burnham, the author of seminal works, like ''The Managerial Revolution'' and ''The Suicide of the West,'' and a senior editor of the National Review, was one of those principally responsible for the great intellectual odyssey of our century: the journey away from totalitarian statism and towards the uplifting doctrines of freedom.}}</ref>

Burnham passed away from cancer on July 29, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uhlig |first1=Mark |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/30/obituaries/james-burnham-is-dead-at-82-founder-of-national-review.html |title=JAMES BURNHAM IS DEAD AT 82; FOUNDER OF NATIONAL REVIEW |work=[[New York Times]] |date=July 30, 1987 }}</ref> Upon his passing, [[William F. Buckley]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] both expressed deep sadness.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=William F.|title=Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography |date=2012|publisher=Regnery Publishing|pages=289-290}}</ref><ref>http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/072987d.htm</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Reagan|first1=Ronald|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1987 |pages=895|quote=Nancy and I have learned with deep sadness of the passing of James Burnham. Mr. Burnham, the author of seminal works, like ''The Managerial Revolution'' and ''The Suicide of the West,'' and a senior editor of the National Review, was one of those principally responsible for the great intellectual odyssey of our century: the journey away from totalitarian statism and towards the uplifting doctrines of freedom.}}</ref>

Historian [[George H. Nash]] argues that ''Congress and the American Tradition'' is "one of the most penetrating works of political analysis produced by conservatives since [[World War II]]."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=z9hqlf1HIZIC&pg=PR24 Introduction]</ref>

* Francis, Samuel. '' James Burnham: Thinkers of Our Time‎'' (2nd ed. 1999) 164 pages

** previously published as '' Power and history: the political thought of James Burnham‎'' (1984)

 

* Burnham, James. '' The Managerial Revolution: Or What is Happening in the World Now'' (1940), highly influential study of capitalism 

* Burnham, James. '' The Struggle for the World'' (1947)

* Burnham, James. '' The Coming Defeat of Communism'' (1950)

* Burnham, James. ''Containment or Liberation?'' (1952)

==Works==

==Works==

* ''Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism'', (1964)

* ''Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism'', (1964)

* ''The War We Are In: The Last Decade and the Next'', (1967)

* ''The War We Are In: The Last Decade and the Next'', (1967)

==References==

==References==