NEW YORK — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S.

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In 1983, Leuchtenburg published the first version of “In the Shadow of FDR,” which examined how successive presidents embraced or tried to distance themselves from Roosevelt’s legacy.

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He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.