Acclaimed author Jon Meacham addresses 鈥淭he Architecture of Endurance: Building a Republic that Stands the Test of Time鈥� on Friday, Nov. 6, from 12-1:30 p.m. in a special virtual event from 蜜桃传媒. The live broadcast opens with remarks by 蜜桃传媒 President Gayle D. Beebe and includes a question-and-answer session with Meacham, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize winner. The talk is free and open to the public thanks to the gracious support of 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership. Watch the event at westmont.edu/mosher-events. Meacham鈥檚 presentation will only be available as a live broadcast.
鈥淲e look forward to a conversation about things that matter with Jon Meacham after the Nov. 3 election,鈥� Beebe says. 鈥淩egardless of the outcome, it鈥檚 important for citizens to better understand their responsibilities in building an enduring republic. Jon鈥檚 unique ability to understand and translate current events through a historical lens allows us to learn from those who鈥檝e gone before us.鈥�
Meacham, who has spoken at 蜜桃传媒 twice before, wrote 鈥淒estiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush鈥� and eulogized both President Bush and Barbara Bush when they died in 2018. He won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for 鈥淎merican Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House鈥� and has published works on Thomas Jefferson and John Lewis. His 12 books include 鈥淭he Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels鈥� and 鈥淭he Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross.鈥�
In addition to writing books, Meacham has produced two podcasts for the History Channel. The series 鈥淚t Was Said鈥� tells the story of landmark speeches in American history such as Ronald Reagan鈥檚 Farewell Address. 鈥淗ope Through History鈥� examines how the people of the United States have responded to some of the most challenging times in their history.
Named a 鈥淕lobal Leader for Tomorrow鈥� by the World Economic Forum, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow of the Society of American Historians, and chairs the National Advisory Board of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University. Meacham is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of History at The University of the South and a Visiting Distinguished Professor at Vanderbilt. He is currently at work on a biography of James and Dolley Madison.
