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Jon Ellis Meacham (/ ˈ m iː tʃ ə m /; born May 20, 1969) is an American writer, reviewer, historian and presidential biographer who is serving as the Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral since November 7, 2021.
When former President Joe Biden assumed office in 2021, he did so under the promise that he would “restore the soul of America.” The phrase comes from historian Jon Meacham and is adapted from ...
Jon Meacham’s excellent new biography, “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle,” illuminates how Lincoln’s personal growth and travails enabled him to lead a nation ...
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle is a biography of Abraham Lincoln by Jon Meacham, published in 2022 by Random House.The book shows how Lincoln risked his political future for his moral convictions, intending to preserve democracy and the Union.
Historian Jon Meacham speaks at the Capitol last year on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection. (Al Drago/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The book is a history of America from colonial days to those of Donald Trump.In seven chapters plus an introduction and conclusion, it traces the ups and downs of public issues including race, civil rights, immigration, women's suffrage and rights and internal and external threats to the democratic process, including the Ku Klux Klan and Communism.
Jon Meacham joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss previous examples of presidents falling ill or becoming incapacitated while in office, including George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Dwight Eisenhower, and ...