Jon Meacham
The Marshall Artists Series will kick off its new Masters at Marshall – Distinguished Speaker Series with a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham on Friday, Nov. 10.
Meacham’s topic for the evening is “Hope Through History: How to Endure and Prevail When Everything Appears Hopeless.” He will tackle the state of current events through a historical lens. Marshall President Brad. D. Smith will moderate the event.
Meacham is a fellow of the Society of American Historians and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was also named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum.
Following the event, Meacham will host a book signing for his latest #1 New York Times Bestseller, “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle.” He has written books about Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, George H.W. Bush and John Lewis.
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The event will be held in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free to Marshall students.
