Jonathan Horn is an author and former White House presidential speechwriter whose books include Washington’s End and the Robert E. Lee biography The Man Who Would Not Be Washington, which was a Washington Post bestseller.
He has written for outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times Disunion series, New York Post, The Daily Beast, National Review, and Politico Magazine, and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS NewsHour.
He is a graduate of Yale, he lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, two children, and dog. On April 15, 2025, Scribner published his newest book, The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines.
Books in order of publication:
The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History – 2015
Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle – 2020
The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines – 2025
One City, One Shot: How I Made It in TV News Without Uprooting My Life – 2025
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