History and Biography Panel

Panelists discussed writing biographies and history, focusing on the relationship between the two. Following prepared remarks, the panelists responded to questions and comments from the audience. Mr. Parsons moderated the panel. He is the author of John Quincy Adams, published by Rowman and Littlefield. Mr. Ellis is the author of Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, published by W.W. Norton and Company; American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, published by Vintage; and Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, published by Vintage. Ms. Gordon-Reed is the author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy, published by University of Virginia Press; and co-author of Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir, published by BasicCivitas Books. Mr. Lewis is the author of W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919, published by Henry Holt and Company, Inc.; and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, published by Owl Books. Mr. Lukacs is the author of Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian., published by Yale University Press; and The Hitler of History, published by Vintage. Mr. Remini is the author of The Life of Andrew Jackson, published by Perennial; and John Quincy Adams, published by Times Books. close