Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the filming of our newest episode, featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham discussing his biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and George H.W. Bush, and his upcoming book on Dwight Eisenhower. From a pre-interview tour of an exhibit at the The Library of Congress to candid moments during the interview taping, this video offers a glimpse into the production process of C-SPAN's new series #AmericasBookClub 📺 Watch the full intervi

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham says the struggle between the powerful and the powerless in America is “more closely fought than I would prefer.” But he argues the guardrails of democracy the founders established have held up better than they might have expected—although they are now being tested. "I think the founders would've been surprised that it took 250 years for this kind of presidency to be in place." Check out the interivew on PBS, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham says President Trump “absolutely” is still a threat to constitutional government. Meacham says the founders deliberately arranged for elections to be state run, not “nationalized,” as Trump recently asserted. “Remember, the key insight of the American founding is that most of what we would want to do as human beings is wrong. Most of it's selfish.” Check out the interview on PBS, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. | Firing Line with Margaret