“The Art of Presidential Persuasion” with Talmage Boston
September 5, 2024 @ 5:00PM — 7:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Join presidential historian and commercial litigator, Talmage Boston, for a lesson on communication
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“A discerning examination of what all of us can learn from some of our most effective leaders—who have held—and wielded—ultimate power at the highest level.” -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer-winning presidential biographer
The President of the United States shapes the national and world order. How he has achieved this over our history has come largely by his ability to persuade others to follow his leads. Given we are in a Presidential election year, the art of persuasion will be a key aspect to who wins the outcome.
In this presentation, Mr. Talmage Boston, presidential historian, will describe the powers of persuasion used by eight of the greatest presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan.
How these great leaders went about persuading, in each of their own unique ways, provides lessons in communication that can be applied by any aspiring leader in any field of endeavor.
Come hear presidential historian Talmage Boston deliver this important message on September 5, as he discusses his new book, How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents—which has been endorsed by the country’s leading presidential historians, including Pulitzer Prize winners Jon Meacham, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Annette Gordon-Reed.How the Best Did It takes the leadership lessons gained from our greatest presidents and makes them instructive today for all leaders who seek to enhance their performance.
- Want to get promoted without being seen as a self-promoter? Do what Washington did.
- Want to reduce conflict among your group’s factions? Do what Jefferson did.
- Want to know how to take the high road when major problems arise? Do what Lincoln did.
- Want to expand your power into entirely new areas of influence? Do what Theodore Roosevelt did.
- Want to move the needle steadily until ultimate goals are achieved? Do what Franklin Roosevelt did.
- Want to have your team work like a well-oiled machine? Do what Eisenhower did.
- Want to grow in expertise while leading? Do what Kennedy did.
- Want to inspire optimism throughout your enterprise? Do what Reagan did.
Boston is the author of Cross-Examining History (foreword by Ken Burns), Raising the Bar (foreword by former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh), Baseball and the Baby Boomer (foreword by Frank Deford), and 1939: Baseball’s Tipping Point (foreword by John Grisham). He is also one of the most highly recognized lawyers in Texas, having been chosen for three major statewide awards in the last four years by the Texas Bar Foundation and the State Bar of Texas’ Litigation Section. Boston has been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Thompson Reuters every year since 2003, and among the “Best Lawyers in America” every year since 2013. He is the only lawyer to receive a “Presidential Citation” from eight different presidents of the State Bar of Texas for outstanding service to the State Bar.
Working as both a full-time commercial litigator and a full-time historian throughout the twenty-first century, Boston’s varied experience and notable achievements in both fields make him uniquely qualified to write How the Best Did It due to his knowledge of history, his skills as a writer, and his vast experience in business and law. In November 2023, Boston was recognized by the Dallas Historical Society as “The History Maker of the Year” in the field of promoting history in North Texas.
Boston lives in Dallas with his wife Claire, son Scott, daughter Lindsey, son-in-law Mitchell, and his two grandsons.