Presidential historian Jon Meacham will speak during the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
Meacham, who eulogized historic figures, including the late President George H.W. Bush and the late Rep. John Lewis, will take the virtual stage from Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday night, according to Axios. He is expected to remind Americans that “history, which will surely be our judge, can also be our guide. … From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall, we’re at our best when we build bridges, not walls.”
“It’s not a partisan issue. Presidents from Truman to Reagan to Bush 41 prevailed in the Cold War, which was about freedom versus tyranny. And at home, do you want to be Bull Connor, or John Lewis? Joe McCarthy, or Margaret Chase Smith? Do you want to tear down, or do you want to build?” he told the outlet.
“This president poses such a clear and present danger to the things we should value most that I think it’s incumbent on all of us who believe that to say something,” he added.
Meacham has provided input for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s Democratic convention speech, according to the New York Times.
