Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973)
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This year, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Rosalee Tela-Shoulders and David Alcox: , Rosalee Tela-Shoulders,, Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School,…
A V-mail letter from Morris Weiner to Sylvia Weiner, December 25, 1943. (Gilder Lehrman Institute) A V-mail letter from Morris Weiner to Sylvia Weiner, December 25, 1943. (Gilder Lehrman Institute) V-mail, or Victory Mail, was a WWII-era operation to expedite mail service for Americans serving overseas. V-mail was written on standardized stationery, photographed onto 16mm microfilm, transported to the US or other destination, and then “blown up” to regular size before being delivered. Microfilmed V-mail was so tiny that between 1500 and 1800 letters could fit on a 90-foot-long, 4-ounce roll…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Carol Grossi:, Carol Grossi, Towers Elementary School 2017 California History Teacher of the Year, Do you have a…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Kevin Martell and Diane Walker:, Kevin Martell, Brattleboro Union High School 2017 Vermont History Teacher of the Year,…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Elizabeth Doughty:, Elizabeth Doughty, Battle Ground School District 2017 Washington History Teacher of the Year, State…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Casey Swift: , Casey Swift, Lander Middle School 2017 Wyoming History Teacher of the Year, Do you have a favorite/funny…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Richard Ochoa: , Richard Ochoa, Alta High School 2017 Utah History Teacher of the Year, Do you have a favorite/funny…
In 2017, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented teachers to answer a few questions about themselves and to reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching. We will feature a state winner every Tuesday and Thursday, so keep checking back to learn more about these outstanding educators! This week, meet Margaret Duncan: , Margaret Duncan, Eagles Landing High School 2017 Georgia History Teacher of the Year, Do you have a…
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. To commemorate King’s work, we are sharing Gilder Lehrman lesson plans, primary sources, videos, and essays on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement:, Lesson Plans, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech (Grades 7–12) The Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X (Grades 7–12), Timeline, The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Legislating Equality, Essays, A Place in History: Historical Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day The Civil Rights…
Meghan Thomas is the 2016 Illinois History Teacher of the Year and teaches at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center in Chicago, Illinois. Last February, she and her students took part in the Hamilton Education Program. Here, she talks about her experience in a broad range of Gilder Lehrman programs, from Student Essay Contests to Teacher Seminars:, How did you get started with the Gilder Lehrman Institute? , Honestly, I can’t remember how I first became aware of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. It may have been through a colleague or an online search for materials, but I do know that once I…
On January 10 historians Carol Berkin and Denver Brunsman, community leader Farah Jimenez, and the Constitutional Sources Project’s executive director, Julie Silverbrook, gathered for a town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to discuss the enduring themes of the Founding Era, and how educators and librarians can guide conversations about the nation’s founding in their classrooms and communities. The panelists focused on two primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection: a 1787 letter from Mercy Otis Warren to Catharine Macauley discussing the US Constitution,…
This February marks the 200-year anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth. In commemoration, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is featuring the great African American orator and abolitionist throughout the year. Activist for Equality: Frederick Douglass at 200, an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, celebrates his life, work, and, legacy through selected documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. "Activist for Equality: Frederick Douglass at 200," a Gilder Lehrman exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. "Activist for Equality: Frederick Douglass at 200," a Gilder Lehrman…
Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History have announced the finalists for the 2018 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize . Edward L. Ayers, The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America (W.W. Norton and Company) Ron Chernow, Grant (Penguin Press) Gordon C. Rhea, On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4–14, 1864 (LSU Press) Tera W. Hunter, Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century (Harvard University Press) Cate Lineberry, Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery…
Sara Ziemnik: 2017 National History Teacher of the Year, On November 8,, Sara Ziemnik, was honored as the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s 2017 National History Teacher of the Year at a ceremony in New York City. Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner presented Ziemnik with her award and a prize of $10,000 in front of 150 guests at the University Club of New York City. Ziemnik has taught American history and world history for seventeen years at Rocky River High School in Ohio, where she centers her students’ experience around discussion and inquisitive learning. She encourages her students to…
The 2018 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize will be awarded to Edward Ayers for The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America (W.W. Norton and Company). Ayers is President Emeritus of the University of Richmond where he is now the Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities. He will be recognized during an event hosted by Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History at the Union League Club in New York City on Thursday, April 26. In addition to a $50,000 prize, he will also receive a bronze replica of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ life-…
March is Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate the significant role women played in shaping American history. The Gilder Lehrman Institute has numerous essays, primary sources, lesson plans, videos, and more on American women’s history. Explore a selection of resoures below, and click here to view a full list of resources :, Colonial America, Early Contacts: Native American and European Women in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries [Essay] “If Ever Two Were One”: Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” [Essay] The Age of Homespun: Family Labor in the Colonial Economy […
Tom Hirschfeld is a writer and investor. A New York Times bestselling author, he has written nonfiction books totaling over 1.5 million copies in print. From 2005 to 2016, Hirschfeld was chief operating officer of Halcyon Asset Management, a New York investment firm. He was previously managing director at J. & W. Seligman, where he managed a $1 billion venture capital portfolio and served as chief operating officer for investments. His earlier positions include partner at Patricof & Co. Ventures, assistant to the mayor of New York City, and vice president in corporate finance at…
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo is the Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities and Director of the Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He is the author of Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President , which won the Lincoln Prize for 2000, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America , which won the Lincoln Prize for 2005, and Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America , which won the Abraham Lincoln Institute Prize for 2008. His book on the battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg: The Last Invasion was a New…
Lincoln and Churchill We are pleased to announce the latest publication by Lewis E. Lehrman, the co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, a renowned historian, and a National Humanities Medal winner. Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War , provides a new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen and their remarkable leadership in wars of national survival. In the first book-length comparison of these two renowned war leaders, Mr. Lehrman finds that Lincoln and Churchill—with very different upbringings and contrasting personalities—led their war efforts, to some…
High School Division, Click on the title to read a winning essay., First Prize, Lena Cohen, , Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina “One Hundred Years Later: The Failure of the Civil War Centennial”, Second Prize, Joseph Wang, , Pennsylvania Homeschoolers AP Online, Kittaning, Pennsylvania (based in Tianjin, China) “Running the ‘Machine’: How Greenbacks Funded the Union and Nationalized Its Currency”, Third Prize, Naomi Nguyen, , Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, New York “The Civil War through the Eyes of a Child: Learning to Transition from Playtime to Wartime”,…
Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School and a professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. She was formerly the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (2010–2016) and the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at Queen’s College, University of Oxford (2014–2015). A renowned law professor and scholar of American history, Gordon-Reed has taught at the New York Law School and at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She has published…
Patrick Duff is currently a partner at the private investment firm of Dunham Partners, LLC, where he has worked for the past twenty-three years. Prior to joining Dunham Partners, he served as senior managing director at Tiger Management and has worked in asset management at Mitchell Hutchins and Capital Builders Advisory Services. In addition to his professional work in finance, Duff has served on several boards over his career. He currently serves as director for the Sealed Air Corporation and has previously served as a director for the Gerson Lehrman Group and the Association to Benefit…
Andrew Banks is the co-founder of Boston-based ABRY Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on the media and communications industry, where he served as chairman from 1989 to 2012. Prior to founding ABRY, Banks was a partner at Bain & Company where he shared responsibility for Bain’s global media practice. He was the producer of 2013’s highly acclaimed and award-winning music app John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes, and has been a director at Muzak Holdings LLC since 1999. He is a director of AMG International, Paradigm Consulting, Pinnacle Towers, AMGI Capital, and US Telemetry. In…
John D. Britton II was a principal and portfolio manager at Select Equity Group LP. Before joining the firm, he was a portfolio manager and analyst at US Trust Company in New York. Britton also worked for two years as a reporter at Grant’s Interest Rate Observer . He obtained an AB from Dartmouth College, cum laude, and an MBA from the Columbia Business School.