“The 1950s felt so safe and smug, the '60s so raw and raucous, the revolutions stacked one on top of another, in race relations, gender roles, generational conflict, the clash of church and state - so many values and vanities tossed on the bonfire, and no one had a concordance to explain why it was all happening at once.”

American essayist, speaker, and presidential historian

Nancy Reid Gibbs is an American essayist, speaker, and presidential historian. She is known for writing and speaking on American public life, with a particular focus on the presidency. Her work combines essay writing with public commentary and historical analysis. As a presidential historian, she studies the office and its place in American history, and her writing often reflects that interest in politics and leadership.