
Mark K. Updegrove
@markkupdegrove
CEO @LBJFoundation; Presidential Historian for @ABC; Host of @PBS’ “Live from the LBJ Library”; Author: “Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from 7 Presidents”
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16-03-2012 15:44:55
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Trump‘s first hundred days has been a blizzard of activity that has been blinding at times. I’ll try to sort through it all today ABC News Live, tonight on CNN w Kaitlan Collins and PBS’ PBS News, and tomorrow Morning Joe.


On Morning Joe soon to talk about “Make Your Mark” and Trump’s first 100 days.


A powerful moment from William McRaven LBJ Library’s Vietnam War commemoration event this week, in which he pays tribute to Vietnam War vets, many of whom were scorned when they returned home.

When you take stock of Trump.20 it adds up to “the biggest rollback of civil rights since Reconstruction,” Mark K. Updegrove told me. Turning the concept of civil rights upside down. cnn.com/2025/05/02/pol…



It's always great talking to my friend and fellow historian John Avlon. But this was especially meaningful—we discussed the importance of character in the presidency, how President Trump has altered the course of our nation, and what we can do about it. youtube.com/watch?v=rvKexG…


Wonderful to be on Good Morning America this morning with George Stephanopoulos as we talked about “Make Your Mark” and the importance of character in presidential leadership. goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/… #MakeYourMark #CharacterIsDestiny

.@markkupdegrove has spent years studying the lives and legacies of presidents as a historian and the CEO of the LBJ Foundation. In “Make Your Mark,” he brings that experience to a compelling new book on leadership and the modern American presidency. Don’t miss this one:

