August Heckscher II (1913 – April 5, 1997) was an American public intellectual and author whose work explored the American liberalism of political leaders including Woodrow Wilson. He was the grandson of capitalist August Heckscher. He served as President John Kennedy's Special Consultant on the Arts, the first White House cultural advisor, 1962–63, as well Mayor John Lindsay's Parks Commissioner, 1967, amongst other highlights in a wide-ranging career and life.[1]