Ted Widmer is Distinguished Lecturer at Macaulay Honors College (CUNY). In addition to his teaching, he writes about American history for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and other publications. He has taught for or directed research centers at Harvard University, Brown University, Washington College and the Library of Congress. He was a foreign policy speechwriter and senior adviser to President Clinton, served in the State Department during the Obama administration and was a senior adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. His most recent book is “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington” (Simon & Schuster).
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