The Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series presents Jon Meacham Tuesday, September 07, 2021
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Jon Meacham, Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author will present "The Ultimate Choice: Lessons from the History of Epic Presidential Races " during this FREE lecture, courtesy of the Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series and Midland College Friends of the Series.

Tickets required for admittance to event.  You can get your FREE ticket at the Midland College Foundation Office located in Room 141 of the Pevehouse Administration Building on the main MC campus, 3600 N. Garfield.  Open on Tuesday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Virtual option is also available via Zoom.

Midland College Friends of the Series and Distinguished Donors will enjoy preferred seating.  Contact staff at the Midland College Foundation, (432) 685-4556 to learn more about these opportunities.

Special thanks to the Friends of the Series, who help provide additional funding for MC's lecture and performing arts series. 

All seating is limited.

Note: The last 15 minutes of Jon Meacham’s lecture will be devoted to a Q&A session moderated by MC History Professor Dr. Jaime Águila. If you have a question for Mr. Meacham, please submit it Dr. Águila by Friday, September 3.

Jon Meacham Books Available for Sale
Books written by Jon Meacham are available at the Midland College Bookstore located on the main Midland College campus in the Scharbauer Student Center.  Hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Friday.

 

About Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. A contributor to TIME and The New York Times Book Review, Meacham is a highly sought-after commentator.

Known as a skilled orator with a depth of knowledge about politics, religion, and current affairs, Meacham brings historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives.

His #1 New York Times bestseller, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, examines the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in U.S. history when hope overcame division and fear. Meacham is a co-author of the recently released book, Impeachment: An American History, which reveals the complicated motives behind the three impeachments in U.S. history.

Meacham’s Presidential biography, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. The Times said, Destiny and Power reflects the qualities of both subject and biographer: judicious, balanced, deliberative, with a deep appreciation of history and the personalities who shape it.” Meacham delivered eulogies for both President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.

Meacham's #1 New York Times bestseller, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, was hailed as "masterful and intimate" by Fortune magazine. His other national bestsellers include Franklin and WinstonAmerican Gospel, and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009.

A contributing editor at TIME, Meacham writes for the magazine’s Ideas section. He also pens “The Long View” column in The New York Times Book Review in which he “looks back at books that speak to our current historical and cultural moment.” He served as Newsweek's managing editor from 1998 to 2006 and editor from 2006 to 2010. The New York Times called him “one of the most influential editors in the news magazine business.”

Meacham was featured in Ken Burns’ documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryFox News produced an hour-long special about Meacham’s Destiny and Power in November 2015.

Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow of the Society of American Historians, and he 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.

Location

Al G. Langford Chaparral Center
3600 N. Garfield
Midland TX

Contact

Rebecca Bell
(432) 685-4556
rbell@midland.edu

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