When he was vice president of the United States, Joe Biden would sometimes call Jon Meacham, then the editor of Newsweek, for his insight on big-picture ideas. Having served as a senator for more ...

Presidential biographer Jon Meacham speaks during the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ...

Enter Jon Meacham, the historian who elicits groans and eyerolls from professional speechwriters (myself included). On Friday, Axios reported that President Joe Biden had tried to hire Meacham for ...

Yet Meacham was unequivocal — despite taking nearly 90 minutes to mention Donald Trump by name and not uttering the name Kamala Harris a single time — on who he believes voters should select as the ...