Historian Michael Beschloss Speaks on Great Presidents April 23

Historian Michael Beschloss will present "Great Presidents Past and Present" on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium.  Beschloss will also hold an informal question and answer session that afternoon at 2 p.m. on the main floor of Milner Library.  Both events are free and open to the public.  A book signing will follow the evening presentation.

Beschloss is an award-winning historian and the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller, Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989.  He is a regular commentator on PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, serves as NBC News presidential historian, and has won an Emmy for his role in the Discovery Channel series Decisions That Shook the World. 

Beschloss serves as a trustee of the White House Historical Association, the Foundation for the National Archives and the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. 

His presentations at Illinois State are sponsored by the Sage Trust Fund.  For additional information contact Toni Tucker (309) 438-3481 or ttucker@ilstu.edu