The E Pluribus Unum Show

This week, Dr. Jennifer London sits down with John Gerber, Chairman and President of Friends of the Washington Statue (FWS), a Virginia-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting the historic George Washington statue in London. Under his leadership, FWS organizes fundraising, restoration, and educational initiatives to maintain the statue as a symbol of the “Special Relationship&r...

This week, Dr. Jennifer London sits down with Ed Ryan, the former Executive Director for Operations at the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). During his tenure, Ryan managed all 26 cemeteries and 31 monuments including hosting the public and ceremonies such as memorials. Prior to serving with the ABMC, Ryan was an Air Force veteran, serving as a pilot for 20 years and 8 years as a staff...

This week, Dr. Jennifer London sits down with Tom Begley, the Executive Director of Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a role he has held since May 2025. Begley’s tenure at the museum spans over 12 years, during which he has held multiple leadership positions. He is also active in local governance. A passionate historian and longtime member of the Museum’s senior leade...

David is the President and CEO of the Bill of Rights Institute, one of the nation's leading civic-education organizations, reaching millions of students and teachers annually. A recognized scholar of American political thought, he previously served as founding director of the Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship at Hillsdale College. He is the author of Divided Over the Declarat...

Larry O'Connor is a nationally recognized radio host and journalist who hosts O'Connor & Company right here on WMAL and has recently expanded the show nationally on the Salem Radio Network and Salem News Channel. He also serves as an editor at Townhall Media and hosts the daily video podcast  LARRY . A trusted voice in political media, he's a frequent television commentator on outlet...

Janine Turner is an actress, author, speaker, and founder of Constituting America, a nonprofit dedicated to educating Americans about the U.S. Constitution and inspiring civic engagement among the nation's youth. She is widely known for her Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated role as Maggie O'Connell in Northern Exposure , along with roles in  Cliffhanger  and  Steel Magnolias . Inspire...

Jennifer Kaye is a nationally recognized nonprofit executive and philanthropic strategist with over 30 years of experience helping national nonprofits, foundations, and military organizations secure transformational gifts and build influential partnerships. She excels at cultivating relationships with philanthropists, corporate leaders, and military and government officials, with deep expertise in...

Rabbi Andrew Shaw is a UK-based rabbi and CEO of Mizrachi UK, and Founder & CEO of 250 Days for 250 Years alongside co-founder Daniel Shakhani. The project is a national initiative celebrating America's Semiquincentennial — a 250-day journey through American history, offering one day of content for every year since 1776 through daily videos, essays, state spotlights, a nationwide "Treasu...

Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery is the Senior Director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he works to advance U.S. security and counter cyber threats from adversaries like Russia. He also directs CSC 2.0, continuing the work of the congressionally mandated Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which he previously led as Executive Dire...

Mike Stevens serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Navy League of the United States, a role he took on in January 2019 after a 33-year career in the U.S. Navy that culminated in his service as the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy from 2012 to 2016, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations. His naval career began in 1983 at the Aviation Structural Mechanic Apprenti...

Darley Newman is an award-winning host, producer, and travel expert Forbes  has credited with building a "PBS media empire." As the creator and host of  Travels with Darley ,  Equitrekking , and  Look Up with Darley , she's taken audiences everywhere from horseback across Botswana to the world's highest commercial bungee jump in Macao, all in service of a good story....

David Randall is Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars (NAS), where he has written extensively on higher education policy and academic integrity. He earned a Ph. D. in history from Rutgers University, an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia University, a master's degree in library science from the Palmer School at Long Island University, and a B.A. from Swarthmore College...

Matthew Gibson is the Executive Director of Virginia Humanities, a role he was appointed to in 2017, where he has led the organization's branding, visioning, and strategic planning efforts. He got his start in the digital and public humanities while pursuing his MA and PhD in English and American Studies at the University of Virginia, and in 1998 became assistant, and later associate, director of...

Captain Kevin Miller, USN (Ret.), is a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and a former tactical naval aviator who operationally flew the F/A-18C Hornet and A-7E Corsair II. He is the author of the Raven One trilogy of contemporary carrier aviation fiction, and in June 2020 he published his long-awaited historical novel, The Silver Waterfall, which went on to win five writing awards, including the 20...

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Roswell Encina is the President and CEO of the United States Capitol Historical Society and a longtime leader in the library and cultural heritage community, bringing more than 18 years of experience in libraries, including nine years on the executive leadership team of the Library of Congress as Chief Communications Officer. Born in the Philippines, he grew up dreaming of becoming a broadcast jou...

Taylor Baldwin Kiland is a writer who specializes in military nonfiction, having written, co-authored, ghost-written, or edited eighteen books, including three about the nation's Vietnam POWs: Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought to Ensure No Man is Left Behind, Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams, and Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later. A former naval...

Anita B. McBride is an American academic and former government official who served in the White House under three presidential administrations, most notably as Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States under Laura Bush from 2005 to 2009. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she attended the University of Connecticut, earning a B.A. in international studies after starting out in pre-med. Ea...

Virginia-based nonprofit he established in 1995 to honor the sacrifice and guard the legacy of America's veterans, from the "Greatest Generation" to today's service members. Born on August 9, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, Roberts is the son of William H.T Roberts. Before founding the AVC, in 1985 he founded Radio America, a news/talk network that grew to more than 700 affiliates nationwide and over...

Rosie Rios is the Chair of America 250, the United States Congressional Commission planning the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, and the CEO of Red River Associates, an investment management consulting firm. She served as the 43rd Treasurer of the United States in the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2016, overseeing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint, including For...

Dr. Douglas Bradburn is the President and CEO of George Washington's Mount Vernon, a position he has held since 2018, making him the 11th person to lead the estate since the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association purchased it from the Washington family in the mid-nineteenth century. A distinguished historian of early America, he joined Mount Vernon in 2013 as the founding director of the Fred W. Smith N...

Katie Gorka is the Senior Advisor for Civic Education at the U.S. Department of Education and Executive Director of the America 250 Civics Education Coalition, a nationwide initiative designed to strengthen civic literacy and help students connect more deeply with America’s founding principles as the country approaches its 250th anniversary. In her role, she leads national efforts like the &...

Victoria Hughes is a lifelong civic educator and national leader in constitutional literacy, with more than five decades of experience working at the intersection of history, education, and public engagement. She began her career as a classroom teacher during America’s Bicentennial and went on to found and lead the Bill of Rights Institute, helping tens of thousands of teachers and stud...

F. Anderson "Andy" Morse is the Executive Director of the Society of the Cincinnati and its American Revolution Institute, based at Anderson House in Washington, D.C., where he has led the organization since 2022. In that capacity, he directs the work of the corporation, including the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, proposing the annual budget to the board of direct...

Brenda St. Hilaire is the Vice President of Development at the Richard Nixon Foundation, where she leads fundraising and donor relations efforts in support of the Foundation's mission to preserve and advance the legacy of the 37th President. Her background spans development, consulting, and public history, with previous roles at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, MFOUR LLC, and the Law...