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Category: Historian
Understanding history’s most significant lessons can help us predict future political, economic, and social outcomes—and perhaps guide us toward new and better solutions. Our historian keynote speakers bring the past to life through engaging anecdotes, sharp insights, humor, and compelling storytelling. Whether covering ancient civilizations, pivotal wars, or modern political movements, these expert historical speakers offer valuable context to the crucial events of our time. At Speakers.com, our professional history speakers help audiences gain perspective and uncover nuance in today’s complex world by connecting it to the lessons of the past.
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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
Renowned Journalist, TV Host, Documentarian, Author and Spokesman
Renowned Journalist, TV Host, Documentarian, Author and Spokesman Bill Kurtis is an acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, multimedia production company president, and grass-fed cattle rancher, Bill Kurtis has been earning the respect of his […]
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Illinois, 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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$10,001 to $20,000
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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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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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$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
Virginia, United States