Talmage Boston

November 21, 2016

What Can Past Presidential History Teach Us About Today? (ABA Journal’s Podcast)

By Winstead on November 21, 2016 Cross-Examining History In honor of the 2016 election, Talmage Boston joined the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles for this episode of “The Modern Law Library.: He talked about this labor of love; the importance of considering historical context when judging a president’s actions; and what past history may tell us […]
December 2, 2016

Trump’s The Andrew Jackson of Our Time, Says Historian-Partner (Texas Lawyer)

By Winstead on December 2, 2016 Dallas lawyer Talmage Boston’s first brush with presidential history came from his mom’s gift on his seventh birthday: trading cards with photos of presidents and facts about their time in office. The Winstead shareholder took a much deeper dive into the world of presidential historians in more […]
December 16, 2016

Washington Independent Review of Book: A Jurist’s Probing Questions About America’s Commanders-in-Chief

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 […]
December 20, 2016

Litigator Expands Interrogations Into Book on Presidential History (ABA Journal)

By Winstead on December 20, 2016 Cross-Examining History What do you get when you mix a seasoned litigator, a presidential history buff and a passionate writer? No, not a bad lawyer joke but the perfect combination of skills needed for author Talmage Boston to pull off his new book, Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets […]
January 5, 2017

Cross-Examining History by Talmage Boston Featured in 5 Most Popular Posts by Washington Independent Review of Books

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.” […]
January 5, 2017

World Affairs Council of America, 2016 National Conference Panel on Presidential Leadership and U.S. Foreign Policy

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 […]
January 17, 2017

Talmage Joins “Good Day” (KDFW Fox 4) to Discuss Donald Trump Inauguration and Transition

By Winstead on January 17, 2017 Talmage Discusses Trump Transition While America waits for Friday’s inauguration, Fox 4 Anchor Tim Ryan discusses President-Elect Trump’s upcoming transition with Talmage Boston, author of Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL DISCUSSION  Speaking Engagements – Meet […]
January 20, 2017

9 Pieces of Wisdom for Life’s 9 Innings (DallasNews.com)

By Winstead on January 20, 2017 9 Pieces of Wisdom Friday’s inauguration in the nation’s capital triggered childhood memories for some of us of the black-and-white televised image of Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to John F. Kennedy on a frosty day in January 1961. Then the new president […]