17th Annual Lincoln Literary Award (1993) (1)

Ambassador Book Award/English-Speaking Union of the US (2002) (1)

American Academy of Diplomacy Award (2001) (1)

American Revolution Round Table Book Award (2001) (1)

Audie Award Winner (1)

Christopher Award (1)

Colonial Dames of America Award (1993) (1)

Colonial Dames of America Award (2002) (1)

Comm. of Mass. Board of Library Commissioners Certificate of Commendation (2001) (1)

Dutch Treat Club Gold Medal for Lifetime Creative Achievement (2002) (1)

Francis Parkman Prize/Society of American Historians (1993) (1)

Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award (2002) (1)

Grammy Award (1)

Harry S Truman Good Neighbor Award (1993) (1)

Harry S Truman Public Service Award (1993) (1)

Heather's Pick - Fiction (1)

John P. McGovern Award Lecture/Cosmos Club (1993) (1)

Lionel Gelber Prize (1)

Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography (1981) (1)

National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (1995) (1)

National Book Award Winner (1)

National Endowment for the Humanities Charles Frankel Prize (1995) (1)

Nelinet Award (2001) (1)

New England Library and Information Network Award (2001) (1)

New York Public Library Literary Lion Award (1981) (1)

Palm Beach Laureate Award (2002) (1)

Pennsylvania Governor's Award (1993) (1)

Phi Beta Kappa Book Award (1)

Pulitzer Prize (2)

Ruth Bogan Creative Living Award, M.V. (2002) (1)

St. Louis Literary Award (1993) (1)

The Henry James Award/ Edith Wharton Women of Achievement Awards (2001) (1)

The Holland Society Gold Medal for Distinguished Literacy Achievement (2002) (1)

The Los Angles Public Library Literary Award (2002) (1)

Theodore H. White Lecturer/Joan Shorenstein Center, JFK School of Government/Harvard University (2002) (1)

Townsend Honoree/New England Society in the City of New York (2001) (1)

Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence/St. Nichols Society (1993) (1)

William Bradford Award/Pilgrim Society (1)