Lindsay M. Chervinsky

An intro for news faces 👋! I'm a presidential historian, author of a couple of books including *Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic*, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. And I have a four-legged sidekick who is my heart.

Just in case you were wondering, presidents don’t get to ignore constitutional amendments. That’s not how they work.

Happy George Washington’s Birthday!

On this month's Imperfect Union, I wrote a primer on cabinet appointments. Where the cabinet came from, how appointments have evolved, the good, and the very, very bad. lindsaychervinsky.pub/nov2024 Thank you in advance for sharing as we build up this new platform!

It was such a delight to participate in the Rule of Law Summit hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. Jonathan Rauch, Greg Jacob, and I spoke about norms, customs, and the founding, and the conversation was moderated by Jay Nordlinger. I was honored to share a stage with them.

Fall perfection and palette cleanser.

I am leaning into the best fall has to offer. Unabashed joy in the color, smells, fresh air, baking, clothes, and holidays. I need it and my guess is you might too.

There is only one way to combat jet lag. I don’t make the rules.

Best part of vacation.

I’m really excited to join the Rule of Law Summit, hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. I’ll be talking about republican virtue and founding norms and principles. Join us there! societyfortheruleoflaw.org/2025-rule-of...

37. That’s a lot of traveling.

Some exciting news. So excited to write about JQA with Basic Books, with JQDA by my side, naturally.

My ❤️🐶.

Last week, I had the privilege of visiting the Truman Presidential Library. I gave a talk on The Cabinet and spoke the next morning for teachers about the foundations of the republic in Washington and Adams’s administrations. Teachers+books+the material culture of oval offices= a winning trip.