• Ronald C. White, Jr. is the author of A. Lincoln: A Biography, which was published by Random House in January 2009. This presidential biography is a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. A. Lincoln was the Main Selection of The History Book Club for January 2009. White is also the author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural (2002), honored as a New York Times Notable Book of 2002, and a Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, and The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words (2005), a Los Angeles Times bestseller and a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club, which said, "this is a book unlike any other you have read on our 16th president." He has lectured at the White House as well as hundreds of universities, civic organizations, and conventions. He has been interviewed on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Dr. White is a graduate of UCLA, Princeton Theological Seminary, and earned his Ph.D. in Religion and History from Princeton University. He has taught at UCLA, Princeton Theological Seminary, Whitworth University, Colorado College, and San Francisco Theological Seminary where he served as Dean and Professor of American Religious History. He is presently a Fellow at the Huntington Library and a Visiting Professor of History at UCLA. He lives with his wife, Cynthia, in La Cañada, California.

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Reflections from addressing the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference

I have returned from one of the highlights of my extended speaking tour.  On Friday morning, June 26, I delivered the Keynote Address at the 76th Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit Court meeting at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.  The Fourth Circuit comprises the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  The judges, lawyers, and their guests comprised the one thousand people present for the event. 

On Friday evening Chief Justice John Roberts addressed the event.  The Chief Justice is, by tradition, a member of the Fourth Circuit.  After his address we spoke together about Abraham Lincoln and the law.  The next morning, in an interview broadcast by C-SPAN, the Chief Justice offered an insightful reflection on some of the highlights and lowlights of the history of the Supreme Court.  [You can see the video of the interview with John Roberts by clicking here.]  In the course of his remarks he mentioned that many conferees were telling him about a new biography of Lincoln that he intended to read. 

I am also pleased to announce that I have added several new speaking dates to my schedule. Please click (here) for a complete list of my upcoming speaking events [the schedule is now current through September 2009].

To learn more about A. Lincoln: A Biography please click (here).



"If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln." -- USA Today