The New Hampshire Institute of Politics, in partnership with the Geisel Library at Saint Anselm College, is pleased to welcome author John Avlon to discuss his recent book, "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace," a story of war and peace, race and reconciliation.

Avlon is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN, where his "Reality Check" segments have won acclaim. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site’s traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.

He is the author of the books "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace," "Independent Nation," "Wingnuts," and "Washington’s Farewell" as well as co-editor of the acclaimed "Deadline Artists" journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012.

A groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln’s plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War—a vision that inspired future presidents as well as the world’s most famous peacemakers, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Lincoln’s plan to win the peace is his unfinished symphony, but in its existing notes, we can find an anthem that can begin to bridge our divisions today.

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New Hampshire Institute of Politics Auditorium

Contact Information

Ann Camann

acamann@anselm.edu

(603) 222-4103

Chris Christie will join the Institute on March 27th, for a Town Hall style conversation. Christie served two terms as the 55th governor of New Jersey. During his time in office, he emphasized the issues of fiscal responsibility, pension and health benefit reform, education reform and the opioid crisis gripping his state and the nation.

Prior to his service as Governor, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from January 2002 to December 2008. As the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey for seven years, he led the fight on terrorism in the post September 11 period, increased resources to fight gang violence, gun crimes and political corruption. Christie chaired the Republican Governors Association during the 2014 election cycle. On June 30, 2015, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.

In 2019, he authored The New York Times bestseller, "Let Me Finish," about his life and career in New Jersey and as a candidate for President. Last year, he authored "Republican Rescue," dealing with his interactions with President Trump as well as his prescription for the future of the national GOP.

He is now a Senior Legal and Political Commentator for ABC News and the managing member of the Christie Law Firm and Christie 55 Solutions, LLC, in Morristown, NJ.

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