David Mccullough

Lincoln's Signature

Howard Kissel | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Historical Society Renovation, New York Historical Society, David McCullough, Thirteenth Amendment Historical Society, 13th Amendment Historical Society, David Rubenstein Magna Carta, Civil War Anniversary, David Rubenstein, Arts News

How much can a piece of paper be worth? Quite a lot, if it has Abraham Lincoln's signature on it. The actual value of the over-sized sheet of paper that went on display Wednesday at the New-York Historical Society has not been disclosed.

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A Historian's View Of 9/11

Al Eisele | Posted 11.11.2011

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On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in my office at The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress, when my friend David McCullough called me to say that an airplane had just crashed into the World Trade Tower in New York.

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WATCH: Award-Winning Presidential Historian On What Makes An Exceptional President

Posted 09.24.2011

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Fareed Zakaria talked to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough about what makes a great president. McCullough should know. The famed h...

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David McCullough On 'Colbert Report': Why So Many Americans Fled To Paris

Posted 09.13.2011

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Historian David McCullough, author of the new book "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris," appeared on the "Colbert Report" last night to discuss w...

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Summer Reads To Transport You Back In Time

npr.org | Malinda Lo | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Dorothy Wickenden, Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West, The Final Storm: A Novel of the War in the Pacific, Jeff Shaara, Historical Books, David McCullough, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, Summer Reads, Books News

Summer, when I was a kid, meant weekend road-trips in our family Rambler to sites of historical interest. We'd pack up deviled-ham sandwiches and Coke...

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Books: David McCullough's Latest Tackles Americans in Paris

Michael Giltz | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: History, David McCullough, Paris, Books, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Sumner, Mary Cassatt, Samuel Norse, Oliver Wendell Holmes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Books News

In his new book, David McCullough looks at the many artists, scientists, people of medicine and thinkers who made the voyage back across the Atlantic to find inspiration and knowledge in the City of Lights from roughly 1830 to the end of the century.

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On Our Radar: Books Coming Soon We Thought You Should Know About

Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Geoffrey Dunn, Leeches: A Novel, Jose Saramango, Joseph Russomanno, Reviews, David McCullough, Best Books, Paul Allen, David Albahari, Small Memories, On Our Radar Books, Andrew Roberts, You Think That's Bad: Stories, Jim Shepard, Books News

Books on our radar: what's just come out or about to come out that we think you should know about. Some have buzz, some will fly too low, but we wante...

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Defining Reagan's Legacy: Two Expert Views

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lou Cannon, Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, David McCullough, Ronald Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Harry Truman, Politics News

I don't have anything worthwhile to add to the huge outpouring of commentary and analysis triggered by the Ronald Reagan Centennial, but I know a couple of very smart guys who do.

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Listening to Bush Reading Bush

Richard Klass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why would a Liberal Democrat who opposed the Iraq War and most other policies of President George W. Bush read his new book, Decision Points? The ans...

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Lincoln: The Great Decapitator

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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And you thought Abraham Lincoln went to war to save the Union from collapse and free the slaves. Apparently not. The Civil War was fought to save the Union from VAMPIRES.

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Vanity Fair's Coverage of the White House State Dinner: A Namedropping Guide

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The author was obviously trying to put the 2009 dinner in context with how previous years' affairs went. But he may have gotten a bit carried away in including quite so many characters, even as afterthoughts.

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David McCullough: Discovering America in Paris

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 76-year-old McCullough demonstrated to a Washington audience last week the distinctive approach to defining the American spirit and character that has made him one of the nation's most prolific and successful authors.

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Presidents' Day History: The Must-Reads Of Presidential Biographies (PHOTOS, POLL)

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here is a short list of some of my favorite Presidential biographies -- all what I call "must reads."

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Laugh with Lincoln on his Birthday

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

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In one of Abraham Lincoln's debates, his opponent accused Lincoln of being two-faced. Lincoln paused and then replied, "If I had another face, do you think I'd wear this one?"

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A Sure-Fire Bestseller:Lincoln's Doctor's Dog

The Huffington Post | Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Random House founder Bennett Cerf was reportedly asked how to write a best seller. The venerable editor's answer: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog. Seems Abe Li...

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An Historian's Prescient View of 9/11

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the morning of Sept. 11, David McCullough called me to say that an airplane had just crashed into the World Trade Tower. Here is the story that my colleagues and I filed in the Sept. 12 issue of The Hill.

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Obama's Beach Books -- and Yours

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2011

The thing about beach books -- or even "beach books" -- isn't the total tonnage of the entire pile. It's the glow of the glorious possibilities.

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Seeking Happiness? Try Pursuing Purpose

Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011

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It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."

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David McCullough Urges BC Graduates To Speak Properly: Cut The "Like!"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWTON, Mass. — Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough has a suggestion for what young people can do for their country. "Please, please...

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'John Adams' Premiere: Talking To Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks And David McCullough

Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Hbo, John Adams, Paul Giamatti, David McCullough, Tom Hooper, HBO Johan Adams, Entertainment News

The long-awaited HBO adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize winning John Adams got the green light a year ago, and the seven-part mini serie...

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