Mark Updegrove

Mark K. Updegrove is Chairman and CEO of the LBJ Foundation and serves as Presidential Historian for ABC News. He was director of the LBJ Presidential Library from 2009 to 2017. He has written six books on the presidency, including "Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents." He hosts the PBS series "Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove" and has published articles in the New York Times, Politico, TIME, National Geographic, the Daily Beast, and USA Today. He has conducted exclusive interviews with seven U.S. presidents.