Speaking

I am happy to give a talk to any interested group or organization. The thousands of hours that I have spent in front of the classroom and the dozens of public events at which I have spoken over the past few years have provided me with significant public-speaking experience that I will bring to your event. I typically receive a modest honorarium and/or travel expenses for speaking engagements outside of the Lebanon area.

Some of the topics about which I can speak are listed below.

Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump: A 21st-Century Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Jackson and the Origins of the Modern Presidency
Andrew Jackson, Enslaver
Andrew Jackson: Southerner or Westerner?
Great Father or Sharp Knife?: Andrew Jackson and Native Americans
How a Sexual Scandal Almost Destroyed Andrew Jackson’s Presidency
The Leadership Lessons of Andrew Jackson (especially appropriate for business or leadership groups)
The Many Branches of Old Hickory’s Family Tree

Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren: Architect of Modern-Day U.S. Politics
The Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign of 1840

Slavery
Andrew Jackson’s Enslaved Communities
Alfred, Grace, and Hannah: The Contested Slave Memory of Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Donelson
A Moderate Southerner and the Civil War: The Experience of Andrew Jackson Donelson

George Washington Gordon
Confederate General George Washington Gordon and the Memory of the Confederacy
Confederate General George Washington Gordon and the Ku Klux Klan

Contact me at jacksonianamerica (at) gmail.com if you are interested in scheduling a talk.