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.

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