| Title | Role | Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1992 | shortlisted |
| Bare Ruined Choirs: Doubt, Prophecy, and Radical Religion | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1973 | shortlisted |
| Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1973 | shortlisted |
| Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 0 | shortlisted |