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Category: Historian
Understanding history’s most significant lessons can help us to predict future political, economic and social outcomes and perhaps guide us to new and better solutions. Bringing alive the past with anecdotes, humor, and stories, Speakers.com Historian keynote speakers give context to the crucial events of our time and help us to find perspective and nuance in current events.
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Michael Beschloss
Award-Winning Presidential Historian & Best-Selling Author
Award-Winning Presidential Historian & Best-Selling Author Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian of the American Presidency and the author of eight books, including his most recent work, bestseller Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989. Presidential Historian …
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$20,001 to $50,000
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Travels From
District Of Columbia, United States
Henry Louis Gates
Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker, Cultural Critic & Journalist
Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker, Cultural Critic & Journalist Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is one of the United States’ most influential cultural critics and is both an eloquent commentator and formidable intellectual force on multicultural and African American issues. He has …
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$50,000 or greater
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Travels From
Massachusetts, United States
Bill Kurtis
Broadcaster and Host of A&E's American Justice
Award Winning Broadcaster and Documentary Host An acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, multimedia production company president, and grass-fed cattle rancher, Bill Kurtis is celebrating his fortieth anniversary in the field of broadcasting. Over the …
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$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
Illinois, United States
Richard Lamm
Former Governor of Colorado and Author of The Brave New World of Health Care Revisited
Former Governor of Colorado and Author of Brave New World of Health Care Revisited Richard D. Lamm is Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver, and the former three-term Governor of Colorado (1975-1987). He …
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$5,000 to $10,000
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Travels From
Colorado, United States
Jon Meacham
Presidential Historian & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Presidential Historian & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals. A contributor to TIME and The New York Times Book Review, Meacham is a highly sought-after commentator, regularly …
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$50,000 or greater
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Travels From
Tennessee, United States
Barry Petersen
Legendary Reporter for CBS News
Legendary Reporter for CBS News CBS News calls Barry Petersen one of their most experienced correspondents. In a career spanning more than three decades with CBS News, he has reported on everything from wars and natural disasters to Paris fashions …
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$10,001 to $20,000
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Colorado, United States
Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely
Freedom Rider, Civil Rights Activist, Artist and Speaker
Freedom Rider, Civil Rights Activist, Artist and Speaker Acclaimed activist-artist and speaker, Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely is a former Freedom Rider and working member of the historic Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (“SNCC”) that included among its founding members two civil …
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In-Person Fee Range
$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
California, United States
Amity Shlaes
Syndicated Columnist, Political Economist, & Leading Presidential Historian
Renowned Economic Thinker, Syndicated Columnist & Leading Presidential Historian Amity Shlaes, a sought-after keynote speaker who places the current economy in the context of the past has given speeches and lectures covering a wide range of topics to financial institutions, …
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$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
New York, United States
Richard Norton Smith
Renowned American Presidential historian
Historical expert on the American Presidency As a renowned American presidential historian, speechwriter, and author, Mr. Smith is currently appointed as the ABC News presidential historian, where he shares his perspective on the presidency and how today’s political candidates will …
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In-Person Fee Range
$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
Virginia, United States