Alexis Coe is one of the nation’s foremost presidential historians and the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of, most recently, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington. Her next book, Young Jack: A Biography of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1957, will be published in 2025. Coe frequently appears on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, History, PBS, and many others, and has been featured in and published by most major publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. In anticipation of America’s 250th in 2026, Coe asked “How Should a President Be” during a yearlong, 13-stop discussion tour across the country. Coe, now a senior fellow, was a member of the original @250 cohort. Last year, Coe asked “How Should a President Be” during a yearlong, 13-stop discussion tour across the country.her project, and this year, she will be reflecting on what she learned.
Coe lives outside of New York City with her young daughter.