Jon Meacham

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in Chattanooga, Tennessee, The United States

May 20, 1969

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male

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http://www.jonmeacham.com/

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Nonfiction, Politics

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Jon Meacham is the editor of Newsweek, a Pulitzer Prize winning bestselling author and a commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America.

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Jon Meacham's Books

Average rating: 3.82 · 16,364 ratings · 1,658 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 11,423 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,626 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,473 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 723 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Bin Laden: America and the Future of Terror by Jon Meacham, Richard N. Haass, Francis J. West Jr. 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games by A. Bartlett Giamatti, Jon Meacham 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Civil War Trilogy Box Set: With American Homer: Reflections on Shelby Foote and His Classic The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote, Jon Meacham 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 3,033 ratings — published 1963 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sewanee Sesquicentennial History The Making Of The University Of The South by Samuel J. Williamson, Gerald L. Smith, Jon Meacham 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection by The Smithsonian Institution, Neil Kagan (Editor), Jon Meacham (Foreword) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jon Meacham

“Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking. (Andrew Jackson)”
― Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

tags: action, andrew-jackson, thought

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“Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.”
― Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

5 people liked it

“He dreamed big but understood that dreams become reality only when their champions are strong enough and wily enough to bend history to their purposes.”
― Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

tags: history-politics-historyofpower

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