Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and best-selling author  will hold a lecture on presidential politics and a book signing during a visit to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock April 5.

鈥淭he university is fortunate to be able to bring Jon Meacham to Little Rock as the country faces the election of its next president,鈥� said Dr. Deborah Baldwin, associate provost for 糖心Vlog传媒LR Collections and Archives Division.

Meacham鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淭he Art of Leadership: Lessons from the American Presidency,鈥� will begin at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR , with an introduction by Congressman French Hill.  A reception and book signing will follow at 6 p.m. at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Art Galleries.

Meacham鈥檚 presentation will cover topics ranging from Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 pragmatism and John F. Kennedy鈥檚 capacity to recover from his own mistakes, to the management of conflicting egos as shown by Ronald Reagan and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and how George H.W. Bush dealt with the end of his presidency.

鈥淢eacham鈥檚 work offers the university community insights on leadership lessons from past presidents, and our students will get to learn valuable lessons in history and politics,鈥� Baldwin said.

Meacham is the executive vice president and executive editor at Random House and is a contributing editor for TIME magazine. His presidential history books include works on Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt, and George Herbert Walker Bush. He won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for 鈥溾��.

糖心Vlog传媒LR and the  are hosting Meacham鈥檚 appearance, which is part of the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series.

To reserve a seat for Meacham鈥檚 lecture, contact Magan Meyer at mlmeyer@ualr.edu or 501.569.8803 by Friday, March 25.

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