Michael Vorenberg

Lincoln’s Peace:

The Struggle to End

the American Civil War

Upcoming Speaking Engagements are immediately below. For recent speaking engagements and podcast appearances that have already taken place, scroll down.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: The Lincoln Forum, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Register HERE

Springfield, Illinois: Abraham Lincoln Association, Feb. 13, 2026

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Past Events (recorded) (talks and podcast appearances)

C-SPAN: “Lincoln’s Peace” (lecture at Radnor Memorial Library, Wayne, Pennsylvania), video posted HERE

“Speaking of Writers,” with Steve Richards (May 19), video posted HERE

“The Oath and the Office” Podcast (May 28), with Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang, video posted HERE

Brown University Book Launch (April 23), Watson Institute, video posted HERE

Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, at Virginia Tech University (April 22, 2025), video posted HERE

“History as it Happens,” with Martin Di Caro (April 8), video posted HERE

Providence College, Humanities Forum (April 4, 2025), video posted HERE

Civil War Talk Radio, with Gerry Prokopowicz (April 2, 2025), video posted HERE

“Grace Under Pressure,” with John Baldoni (April 1, 2025), video posted HERE, short clip from John Baldoni posted here on youtube

“House Divided” Broadcast, from Chicago’s Abraham Lincoln Book Shop (March 27, 2025), video of this virtual event posted HERE

Civil War Memory, with Kevin Levin: “When Did the Civil War End? A Conversation With Michael Vorenberg” (March 22, 2025): HERE

Historians & Their Histories, podcast of the Massachusetts Historical Society, guest hosted by Megan Kate Nelson, released March 17, 2025: HERE

The Source, Texas Public Radio, (“To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds”: How Peace Came to the Civil War”), with David Martin Davies, released March 17, 2025: HERE

White House Historical Association (March 13, 2025), video of the virtual event posted HERE

Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast (National Review), (“When This Lousy War is Over…”), video posted HERE

War Books Podcast (part of New Books Network), with A. J. Woodhams, video posted HERE

This is Democracy Podcast, with Jeremi Suri, video posted HERE

Presidencies of the United States podcast, with Jerry Landry: HERE

The Left Hook Podcast, with Wajahat Ali, video posted HERE

Professor Buzzkill Podcast, with Joe Coohill, video posted HERE


PAST PUBLIC TALKS (about Lincoln’s Peace)

Friday, June 13:
NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island, North Kingstown Free Library
14 Gold Street Author Series, sponsored by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wickford, R.I.

Thursday, June 12:
WELLESLEY, Massachusetts
Wellesley Books, in conversation with Dimitry Anselme, of Facing History & Ourselves

Thursday, May 29:
National Civil War Museum (Virtual Event)

Thursday, May 22:

Smithsonian Associates (Virtual Event)

Wednesday, May 21:
CRANSTON, Rhode Island
Rhode Island Civil War Round Table

Tuesday, May 20:
BARRINGTON, Rhode Island
Barrington Public Library, sponsored by Barrington Books

Monday, May 19:
NEW YORK CITY, New York
The Century Association

Sunday, April 13:
APPOMATTOX, Virginia
American Civil War Museum

Saturday, April 12:
APPOMATTOX, Virginia
Appomattox Court House National Park

Tuesday, March 25:
FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida
Nova Southeastern University

Saturday, March 22:
WASHINGTON, DC
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Ford’s Theatre

Thursday, March 20:
DEDHAM, Massachusetts
Olde Colony Civil War Roundtable, Endicott Estate

Wednesday, March 19:
ST. LOUIS, Missouri
St. Louis County Library

Tuesday, March 18:

ATLANTA, Georgia
Atlanta History Center

(Note: a complete list of past invited lectures and other events can be found in Michael Vorenberg CV)