Not very much, and it was manufactured in 1940. Do you write on a computer, I think I know the answer to that, do you write on a Selector 3 the way I do, how do you write?ĭavid McCullough: I write on a second hand Royal Manual typewriter ( applause) that I bought in 1965 in White Plains, New York and I don’t remember what I paid for it. Now, how do your write, just physically, technically. For those of you who are curious, I’m Allen Weinstein, and I’m archivist of the United States and a great admirer of this gentleman. So it is a privilege to be here with you, David, and to try to see whether we can talk about the kind of history you write and why you write it that way.
Who wants to write on Truman after David is finished with Truman, who wants to write on John Adams after David is finished with John Adams? I don’t think we are going to see much on 1776 for a while. His books increasingly are tackling complex, monumental subjects. But, for David McCullough to have emerged from his career as extraordinarily active… he is producing a book every couple of years now. That a historian of the distinction of my friend, David McCullough, can write so brilliantly, so intelligently and so effortlessly apparently, that, of course, the greatest test of all for the effort he puts in to it is enormous. A full transcript of their conversation follows.Īllen Weinstein: I think they welcomed you David, properly. On June 14, he participated in “An American Conversation” with then-Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein. In 2007, David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, returned to Independence, Missouri and the Truman Library to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Library’s dedication. Past Recipients of the Truman Book Award.
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