Author Talk: ‘A Certain America’
Pulitzer Prize-winning "Declarations" columnist for The Wall Street Journal and President Ronald Reagan’s renowned speechwriter PEGGY NOONAN’s book A Certain Idea of America (out 11.12.2024) guides her live masterclass in how to see and love the United States of America. Discussing the intricacies of political strategy, the nuances of effective communication, or the importance of historical awareness, Noonan offers insights into American culture and history tailored to each event’s unique audience.
Women’s Empowerment: Using Your Voice
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author PEGGY NOONAN draws from her own experience as a speechwriter for prominent political figures to offer insights into how women can use their voices to communicate with impact. Focusing on the art of storytelling, Noonan encourages women to own their voices in personal, professional, and public arenas.
Civility: Red, White, and Blue Values
Legendary Wall Street Journal columnist PEGGY NOONAN speaks on the enduring nature of values like freedom, equality, and respect in American culture. Drawing on her experience writing on politics, Noonan emphasizes the importance of respectful communication across ideological divides and how “American values” transcend party lines, with a focus on empathy, patriotism, and respectful debate.
Election Insights
White House insider PEGGY NOONAN draws on her political experience to analyze today’s election cycle. Her bipartisan discussions showcase how political issues can be discussed with respect and without acrimony. Recounting her time as a Presidential speechwriter and groundbreaking journalist, Noonan walks audiences through what individuals, communities, and corporations can expect during this ongoing election cycle.
Declarations on Washington
With experience as a member of Ronald Reagan's White House staff and years of providing spot-on, thoughtful commentary as a renowned journalist, PEGGY NOONAN provides unique and shrewd analysis into our nation and its leaders. Her speeches are filled with humorous anecdotes and political insight, making them as entertaining as they are thought-provoking.
What Leadership Looks Like: What Presidents Can Learn From Their Predecessors
Witty and perceptive, PEGGY NOONAN offers a look back at former presidential leadership styles from the perspective of a writer who has helped shape both the political ideas and the language of past presidents. Drawing from her experiences as a former special assistant to and primary speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan and former chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush, Noonan draws connections between presidents from Reagan to Obama. Reflecting on the human side of these men and noting what she thought each could have, but failed to, learn from his predecessor on what it takes to lead the United States, Noonan shares how leaders reveal themselves to us, and how personality and character truly do count in the Oval Office.
A special opportunity to host Pulitzer Prize Winner Peggy Noonan and feature her new book 'A Certain Idea of America'
Pulitzer Prize-winning "Declarations" columnist for The Wall Street Journal and President Ronald Reagan’s renowned speechwriter PEGGY NOONAN’s book A Certain Idea of America (out 11.12.2024) is a masterclass in how to see and love the United States of America. Noonan writes with clear-eyed urgency about the internal and external dangers facing our republic, calling balls and strikes on the political shenanigans of recent leaders. Noonan told Axios, “The book contains heroes and villains and controversies and the great daily tugging this way and that that eventually yields up: history… It's about what it is to take a political stand in America, and as a woman, in the current communications reality.”
Noonan is now available to speak on her enduring faith in America’s best self, leading necessary conversations about the beauty and heroism of our neighbors. Book her today for an unforgettable a celebration of what America has been, is, and can be that leaves audiences optimistic about how we go forward. For events taking place before publication, the books will ship upon release.
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Peggy Noonan’s WSJ column reminds us of better times, providing a necessary critique of our current culture
Renowned journalist and author PEGGY NOONAN is an astute writer on all things U.S. politics, government, and culture. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for her column, Declarations, which has run weekly in The Wall Street Journal since 2000. Forbes called Declarations "the best op-ed column in America." Noonan was honored with the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. She has also been chosen as Columnist of the Year by The Week and awarded an Emmy nomination for America: A Tribute to Heroes. Noonan’s insightful reporting has contributed greatly to U.S. self-understanding. Here are some of her latest hits:
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Peggy Noonan: Political Powerhouse
This election cycle, renowned political commentator PEGGY NOONAN will be a foremost voice whose appeal reaches beyond partisan bounds. Noonan brings to life U.S. politics and history with fresh insights and thoughtful analysis. An iconic journalist whose exceptional commentary has been a guiding voice during America's most divisive and challenging times, Noonan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her prescient columns during past presidential elections. Noonan can speak on most topics of concern in the U.S. today, drawing on her deep experience in both political and cultural reporting.
At each of her engagements, Noonan is heralded for her balanced, substantive, and shrewd analysis on today's political environment, and candid anecdotes from her impressive career. Noonan sheds light on what to expect from Washington and the implications for businesses and citizens alike.
Peggy Noonan sought out to address thousands
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MSNBC political analyst PEGGY NOONAN is in-demand for bringing American politics and current events to life with fresh insights and thoughtful analysis. She provides hosts with an informed, firsthand analysis of today’s most pressing issues. Noonan connects instantly with any audience, from students to C-Suite.
Sought out to address an audience of 700 senior executives at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting, 1,600 executives at the American Hospital Association's Annual Membership Meeting, and 1,600 C-suite executives and government leaders at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference, Noonan addresses what ongoing policy concerns will mean for business and individuals alike. Fairfield University said, “Ms. Noonan was her usual magnificently congenial, insightful, and simpatico self.”
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Peggy Noonan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where her weekly column, Declarations, has run since 2000. She is also the bestselling author of nine books on American politics, history and culture, including the bestsellers What I Saw at the Revolution, and When Character Was King. She is one of ten historians and writers who contributed essays on the American presidency for the book, Character Above All. In her most recent release, The Time of Our Lives, Peggy chronicles her career in journalism, the Reagan White House, and the political arena.
On April 10, 2017, Noonan received the Pulitzer Prize for Political Commentary for her coverage of the 2016 Presidential Election.
In 2008 the National Journal dubbed Noonan’s political column indispensable to an understanding of the presidential year, and Forbes Magazine called her column “principled, perceptive, persuasive, and patriotic.” Noonan’s essays have appeared in TIME, Newsweek, The Washington Post and other publications, and she provides frequent political commentary on television.
Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for president Ronald Reagan. In 2010 she was given the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor; the following year she was chosen as Columnist of the Year by The Week. In November 2016 she was named one of the city’s Literary Lions by the New York Public Library. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University.
Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey. She is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. She lives in New York City.
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