"Democracy in a Time of Crisis"

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss will give the next lecture in the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at Drake University.

Beschloss will give a lecture titled "Democracy in a Time of Crisis” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in the Drake Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave. A reception and book signing will follow. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Described by Newsweek as "the nation's leading presidential historian," Beschloss is the author of seven books, a regular commentator on PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and a contributor to ABC News. His most recent book is the bestseller "The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945." He also has written books about John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson. He won the Ambassador Book Prize for his book titled "The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khruschev, 1960-1963." Beschloss is now working on a history of Abraham Lincoln's last days and assassination. He is a trustee of the White House Historical Association, the National Archives Foundation and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.