ELFA 58th Annual Convention: Washington, DC

Keynote Speakers

Michael Beschloss
MICHAEL BESCHLOSS
Nation's Leading Presidential Historian and Best-Selling Author

The widely praised author of nine books, he has been called “the nation’s leading Presidential historian” by Newsweek. Beschloss uses history to help us understand our own time and find perspective and nuance in current events.

He also has the largest Twitter following of any historian on earth, and he appears on TIME’s list of the world’s top Twitter feeds. He speaks with eloquence about not only the presidency, but about the men who sat in the Oval Office in times of tumult and change. His history lessons come alive with humanity and enthusiasm, and his lectures are riveting windows into the mind of the most powerful official in the world. By looking at presidents past, Beschloss helps predict the future of presidential politics and the impact of elections. In presentations filled with anecdotes, humor, and stories almost too good to be true, Beschloss gives context to the crucial events of our time. Trained at the Harvard Business School in leadership studies, he offers a look at the leadership that has affected the course of our nation, describing the leadership skills essential to almost every kind of success.