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.

Jon Meacham: The Fragility of the American Experiment
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Jon Meacham: The Fragility of the American Experiment

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

Last Lecture Series: “How to Win Without Crushing Your Soul” - Graham Weaver
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Last Lecture Series: “How to Win Without Crushing Your Soul” - Graham Weaver

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

Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Jill Lepore and Jon Meacham on Lessons from History (Part I)
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Jill Lepore and Jon Meacham on Lessons from History (Part I)

Mick Jagger Can’t Name One Good Thing About Getting Older | The Interview
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Mick Jagger Can’t Name One Good Thing About Getting Older | The Interview

"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

Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas in conversation at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
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Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas in conversation at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University

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

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

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, discusses their reporting on US politics.
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Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, discusses their reporting on US politics.

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

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

Angela Duckworth on Why Grit Is Not Enough
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Angela Duckworth on Why Grit Is Not Enough

Paul Krugman Has a Theory On Oligarchs in the U.S.
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Paul Krugman Has a Theory On Oligarchs in the U.S.

Rahm Emanuel on Trump's America, Biden's Mistakes & the Democrats' Future | #FTWeekendFestival
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Rahm Emanuel on Trump's America, Biden's Mistakes & the Democrats' Future | #FTWeekendFestival

The Winners and Losers of the AI Revolution | Tyler Cowen [ARC 2026]
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The Winners and Losers of the AI Revolution | Tyler Cowen [ARC 2026]

Jon Meacham Interview: On the Struggles that Define America
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Jon Meacham Interview: On the Struggles that Define America

You’ll stop using ChatGPT after listening to this | Jonathan Pageau [ARC 2026]
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You’ll stop using ChatGPT after listening to this | Jonathan Pageau [ARC 2026]

Your Phone Is Destroying Your Sense of Meaning | Arthur Brooks [ARC 2026]
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Your Phone Is Destroying Your Sense of Meaning | Arthur Brooks [ARC 2026]