Jan 20, 2025 · At his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, 78-year-old Joe Biden gave a 21-minute speech crafted by a team of speechwriters that included Pulitzer-winning historian Jon Meacham.

Jan 20, 2025 · Meacham was down on the United States in general, claiming that "for 250 years, [America] more often than not has gotten things wrong." And he was down on Trump in particular. Meachaam...

Jon Ellis Meacham (/ ˈ m iː tʃ ə m /; born May 20, 1969) is an American writer, reviewer, historian and presidential biographer who is serving as the Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral since November 7, 2021.

Jan 20, 2025 · Meacham urged people not to "surrender" their agency. He then broke out his Belushi line: "We didn't give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor." Tens of millions of Americans are greeting Trump's inauguration as a moment of great joy and hope.

Jan 20, 2025 · A few hours later, historian Jon Meacham was on the same network declaring that Trump had given “the most partisan inaugural that I think I know of in American history.” He said he was stunned...

Jan 19, 2025 · As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, award-winning historian and presidential biographer Jon Meacham discusses what history shows us about the resilience of democracy against the...

Jan 20, 2025 · CNN experts and contributors provide coverage and analysis as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

Jan 20, 2017 · Donald J. Trump is sworn in as president of the United States by Chief Justice John G. Roberts at the United States Capitol on Friday. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Jon...

Jan 6, 2025 · A Republican official in Pennsylvania has been forced to resign after posting her own version of Elon Musk’s highly evocative salute from Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Dec 7, 2020 · Shortly after the election result in the key state of Pennsylvania was called, Joe Biden gave a victory speech announcing the need to “restore the soul of America”. “Our nation is shaped by the...