Historian Jon Meacham on the national mood surrounding America 250 59.7%
CBS News - 7/1/2026, 11:17 PM
Appeal to Authority 32.1% - Hasty Generalization 23.1% - Pessimism Bias 16.2%
Welcome back to The Takeout. Welcome to The Takeout Tavern. Historian Jon Meacham is serving as the National Constitution Center Semi-quincentennial Scholar for, of course, the nation's 250th birthday. I spoke with him about the festivities and how Americans are feeling about it all. Here's some of our conversation. John, I'm going to... more