Historian #JonMeacham will be @92ndstreety on Apr 12 in conversation w/ David Rubenstein. They’ll discuss the life of Lincoln, how & why he confronted secession & the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America. Live stream available too. Ticket includes a complimentary signed book. #92NYTalks
https://92ny.org/event/jon-meacham-and-david-rubenstein.aspx

Historian #JonMeacham takes a complex look at Abraham Lincoln in his new book. Join him @92ndstreety in conversation with #DavidRubenstein on Apr 12, in person on our stage. Live stream available too. Ticket includes a complimentary signed book. #92NYTalks
https://92ny.org/event/jon-meacham-and-david-rubenstein.aspx

I've been reading Meacham's "And There Was Light." Man, the parallels between the early 1800's Democratic Part and today's #RepublicanParty are astonishing. Don't get me started on #christianity, which hasn't improved because people suck on such a basic level. No wonder we only hang around people who agree with us. #AndThereWasLight #JonMeacham https://www.jonmeacham.com/book/and-there-was-light/

#7Books to know me -rather eclectic list.
#DashiellHammett Complete novels collection (Maltese Falcon, Thin Man, The Glass Key)
#HannahHurnard. Hinds Feet on High Places.
#JessicaBruder Nomadland-Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
#JonMeacham. The Soul of America:Battle for Our Better Angels
#JohnSteinbeck. Travels with Charlie in Search of America
#ErnestHemmingway. For Whom the Bell Tolls
#JamesBaldwin The Fire Next Time

Adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights - Dec. 9, 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt Paris, France United Nations General Assembly
Roosevelt here is quoting a speech in Canada by Gladstone Murray.
Jon Meacham, examines this speech in his podcast today, "It Was Said"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-was-said/id1527280716?i=1000587229300

#americanhistory #humanrights #un #eleanorroosevelt #1948 #jonmeacham #itwassaid

#JonMeacham was great on this program @ his #AbrahamLincoln book. An aside: “The Long 9” was mentioned (9 guys who were over 6 feet tall during Lincoln’s time in the #Illinois Legislature, 1836-37). Never heard of this group. Via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVtotxJJCt8