An Evening with Jon Meacham: And There Was Light

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites you to a free, public lecture with author Jon Meacham as he discusses his latest #1 New York Times Bestseller And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle.

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. With a depth of knowledge about politics, history, religion and current affairs, Meacham has the unique ability to bring historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives.

The author of several #1 New York Times bestsellers, Meacham has written acclaimed books about  Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, George H.W. Bush and civil-rights icon John Lewis. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Society of American Historians, Meacham is a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University, where he holds the Rogers Chair in the American Presidency. His latest #1 New York Times bestseller, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, was published in October 2022.