Jonathan W. White is a professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University and a fellow with the Jack Miller Center. He was co-recipient of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize (with Jon Meacham) for “A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House.” His latest book is “My Day with Abe Lincoln” (Reedy Press) which was illustrated by Christopher Newport University student Madeline Renaux.