Jon Meacham
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Presidential historian Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. With a depth of knowledge about politics, history, religion and current affairs, Meacham has the unique ability to bring historical context to issues and events that impact our daily lives. As the author of several #1 New York Times bestsellers, Meacham has written acclaimed books about Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, George H.W. Bush and civil rights icon, John Lewis. His latest book, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, will be published in the fall of 2022.
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