Highlighting the many awesome folks who come through Jason Herbert, Ph.D.’s #HATM podcast has been a very fun part of these threads, which this week includes both Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky & Kelsa, Ben Franklin Fangirl (Taylor’s Version) on Franklin…

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#OTD in 1796, Fisher Ames spoke in support of the Jay Treaty. Vice President John Adams described it as “one of the best Speeches he ever produced,” even though Ames was “scarcely able to stand upon his legs.” His speech was credited for swinging House support behind the treaty.

Ulysses Grant’s birthday. The finest soldier to ever wear US Army blue. Captured three armies - Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Appomattox. Destroyed slavery, “the cause and pretext for the rebellion.” Saved the United States and democracy.
Huzzah!
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Yesterday, Monticello welcomed Dr. Whitney Nell Stewart to talk about her first book, This Is Our Home: Slavery and Struggle on Southern Plantations. Find our conversation at the link below:
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And oh look it's a link to Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky's new book from OUP History available for preorder now. If you love America, you'll buy it.
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This week #HATM friend Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky drops in to talk with me & Kelsa, Ben Franklin Fangirl (Taylor’s Version) about Ep. 4 of #Franklin . We talk about the very real possibility all of this could fail, spies galore, a young Louis XVI (with a head!) & a villainous John Adams?

The Framers and founding generation couldn’t predict the future. They weren’t convinced that the government they created would last, as demonstrated by John Adams’s comments #OTD in 1796.

#ICYMI , every month in my Imperfect Union newsletter I share books I'm reading, anticipating, or that caught my eye. This month's post featured Manisha Sinha Paul M. Sparrow Tyler Anbinder Liveright Books Little, Brown and Co Pegasus Books Mariner Books.

The problem with writing a 434-page book isn’t writing it, or editing it, or the next five rounds of edits.

It’s the last round of page proofs when you are tired and have 24 hours left until the deadline.

Then, you really start to wonder, what the &$*% you were thinking.

I'll be on CNN Anderson Cooper 360° tonight (8-9pm ET). Will talk about Pres. Ford and why Liz Cheney won't get his medal for Public Service. (Hint: Fear of Trump). Tune in! George Conway Mike Barnicle Bill Kristol Adam Kinzinger Jonathan Reiner Charlie Sykes Daniel Lippman Byron Mia Farrow 🏳️‍🌈 🌻🇺🇸💙

On this month's Imperfect Union, I wrote an ode to the Library on first (Library of Congress), shared some of my favorite spots, pictures I took as a fellow, and some history. Check your inbox or subscribe today! open.substack.com/pub/imperfectu…

150 years ago today, at precisely 8pm, the world of art changed forever.

What happened? A small, independent art exhibition opened in Paris.

It was a financial failure and barely 3,000 people went — but, in time, these artists would come to be known as 'the Impressionists'...

'Per Lincoln’s values, the *existence* of our democracy is not a subject of compromise. It either exists or doesn’t. Once we solve that question, we can compromise on the other stuff.' Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky from the archives: plus.thebulwark.com/p/committing-t…

Important appeal from ⁦Timothy Snyder⁩ Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand, Imagine Dragons tell Congress to fund Ukraine | CNN cnn.com/2024/04/10/opi…

Super excited to share a preview of one of the key arguments of my forthcoming book, *Making the Presidency*. Thanks so much to Mount Vernon for giving me space to talk about democracy - it’s more important than ever.

It was a painful decision to resign from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, but necessary. I hope more people around the country will follow Liz Cheney's example and speak out about the threat to our democracy. Time to step up.
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Since the Lost Causers are all up in arms today (and seemingly every day; bunch of whiners these people), we're going to state categorically, once and for all, that Grant was a better general than Lee. And if you ask serious historians and military commanders, it isn't even all

Received in the mail today. Congrats to Mount Vernon and Douglas Bradburn on an outstanding Spring 2024 issue of Mount Vernon Magazine. Also includes an excellent piece contributed by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky.