I look forward to returning to Maine in August for three book events. On August 6 I will be speaking at Barnes & Noble’s new store—opened May 15—in South Portland at 200 Running Hill Rd. This [...]
On December 4, 2021, I presented this lecture for the Sunrise Foundation in Honolulu. The remarkable Wally Fukunaga, my Princeton Theological Seminary classmate, founder and president of the [...]
In national crises, from the Civil War to Pearl Harbor to 9/11, wise leaders exhibit qualities that fit the moment. I have spoken often of the leadership of Abraham Lincoln by pointing to his [...]
The invitation to speak 4 times in New Zealand in March 2020 resulted in conversations with marvelous people in a beautiful country. NZ consists of 2 large islands and 600 smaller islands with a [...]
Leadership Lessons from Lincoln & Grant Ronald C. White discussed what the lives and presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant can teach us about leadership with the [...]
I was privileged to offer presentations recently about Lincoln and Grant at Oxford University and to Members of Congress in Washington. The video is now available at [...]
On the 155th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, I am pleased to share with you information on two forthcoming books. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain After the publication of American Ulysses: A [...]
On May 21, 1868, Ulysses S. Grant was nominated to become the Republican candidate for President. After the long dark night of the accidental president, Andrew Johnson – the first [...]
The experience takes your breath away. I am in Montgomery to give the commencement address at Huntingdon College on May 5, but today am visiting the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice. [...]
Ulysses S. Grant nominated for President 150 years ago this May April 27 will be Ulysses S. Grant’s 196th birthday. May 2018 will mark the 150th anniversary of his nomination to be the Republican [...]
On this 2018 Presidents Day Weekend, as we are experiencing the uproar of contemporary American politics, a focus on Abraham Lincoln can remind us of the values our greatest American president [...]
Update 12/14/2017 David Brooks and I held a conversation on “Character and the Presidency” in Grand Rapids on October 4 that was recorded by C-SPAN. The event was moderated by Gleaves Whitney, [...]
