Jon Meacham discusses his latest book in conversation with John M. Seigenthaler

Parnassus Books and Vanderbilt University are thrilled to present an evening with Jon Meacham, in conversation with John Siegenthaler, to celebrate Jon's new book, American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union. About the author: Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. The author of the New York Times bestsellers And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle; Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power; American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House; Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship; Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush; and His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope, he holds the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University and is a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter:   / vanderbiltu   Instagram:   / vanderbiltu   TikTok:   / vanderbiltu   Facebook:   / vanderbilt   LinkedIn:   / posts   Subscribe to our YouTube channel:    / vanderbilt   See all Vanderbilt social media at http://social.vanderbilt.edu.

America's Book Club: Jon Meacham
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America's Book Club: Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham: Trump Introduced a Virus Into Democracy | Amanpour and Company
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Jon Meacham: Trump Introduced a Virus Into Democracy | Amanpour and Company

How America Recovers from All This | Yale Conversations with David Brooks | Yale University
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How America Recovers from All This | Yale Conversations with David Brooks | Yale University

Jon Meacham on the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union | The Russell Moore Show
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Jon Meacham on the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union | The Russell Moore Show

Jon Meacham: "Thomas Jefferson - The Art of Power"
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Jon Meacham: "Thomas Jefferson - The Art of Power"

Ken Burns on Trump 'Authoritarianism': We will repair and restore but 'can’t be complacent'
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Ken Burns on Trump 'Authoritarianism': We will repair and restore but 'can’t be complacent'

A Conversation With Timothy Snyder
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A Conversation With Timothy Snyder

Full Interview: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates
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Full Interview: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates

A.I. and the Crisis of Capitalism: A Historical Approach - John Cassidy
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A.I. and the Crisis of Capitalism: A Historical Approach - John Cassidy

Conan O’Brien Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2026
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Conan O’Brien Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2026

Jon Meacham with David Rubenstein: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
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Jon Meacham with David Rubenstein: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

Jon Meacham on America at 250: How Is the Nation Really Doing in 2026?
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Jon Meacham on America at 250: How Is the Nation Really Doing in 2026?

Doris Kearns Goodwin & Jon Meacham Build the Rushmore of US Non-Presidents | Rushmore Podcast
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Doris Kearns Goodwin & Jon Meacham Build the Rushmore of US Non-Presidents | Rushmore Podcast

Jon Meacham’s warning to those in power
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Jon Meacham’s warning to those in power

David McCullough on John Adams 1735-1826 - The John Adams Institute
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David McCullough on John Adams 1735-1826 - The John Adams Institute

“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st Century
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“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st Century

"We're In A Moral Crisis" - Jon Meacham On America's Fragile Democratic Experiment
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"We're In A Moral Crisis" - Jon Meacham On America's Fragile Democratic Experiment

Leadership, Life, and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant
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Leadership, Life, and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant

Jon Meacham — And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
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Jon Meacham — And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

Author Talk: Jon Meacham- American Struggle - with Amna Nawaz- at Sixth and I
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Author Talk: Jon Meacham- American Struggle - with Amna Nawaz- at Sixth and I