Talmage Boston

By Winstead on September 27, 2016 Listen to Talmage Boston’s feature on KERA’s “Think,” hosted by Krys Boyd. Based on his interviews with some of the country’s most prominent presidential historians and insiders, Talmage shares insights on the qualities that separate a good leader from a great one.  Talmage is the author of Cross-Examining History: A […]

By Winstead on October 11, 2016  The Eric Metaxas Show Talmage discusses his newest book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, on The Eric Metaxas Show.  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN  The response to Talmage’s project in the history community has been amazing. Major recognition of his work has […]

By Winstead on October 22, 2016 How Nasty Were Politics in the Past? Talmage Boston is ready for the next chapter of the U.S. presidency—one way or the other. The 63-year-old Dallas attorney, historian and author is already crafting his post-election questions for Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, who will be speaking in Dallas the […]

By Winstead on October 30, 2016  Talmage Boston talks about his book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers from Experts About Our Presidents, on American History TV, C-SPAN3.  He explains the “Ten Commandments of Presidential Leadership” and provides examples of presidents who excelled at each one.   Originally aired Sunday, October 30, 2016.

By Winstead on November 7, 2016 Every newly inaugurated president in our past has brought into office the public’s expectations of anticipated performance.  His supporters have foreseen only great things happening under his leadership, while detractors have predicted that the country will surely suffer through rapid decline during his administration.  Such expectations are […]

By Winstead on December 1, 2016 Washington Independent Book Review When future historians look back at this 2016 election season, what will stand out is the vociferously binary nature of the political discourse about — and between—the presidential candidates. One can hope that come, say, 2060, those historians will see what lessons we […]

By Winstead on January 5, 2017  Washington Independent Book Review “Having the hefty design and subject matter of a college textbook, but the structure of a month’s worth of ‘Charlie Rose’ transcripts, Cross-Examining History features interviews about the presidency with notable authors, scholars, and political figures including David McCullough, Douglas Brinkley, and James Baker, respectively.” […]

By Winstead on January 5, 2017  2016 National Conference Presidential Leadership Talmage Boston moderated a panel discussion at the 2016 National Conference on Presidential Leadership and U.S. Foreign Policy.  The guest panelists included Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor, National Journal;  and Evan Thomas, Journalist, Historian, and Author of Being Nixon: A Man Divided. Click Here To Watch […]