David McCullough was an American historian, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our country’s highest civilian award.”
Renewing the Promise of Pittsburgh
Editor’s note: Historian David McCullough delivered the following words on a Pittsburgh riverboat in a speech to a select group of local leaders at the launch of the Riverlife Task Force. We are publishing this essay for the first time with permission of The Heinz Endowments on the occasion of the launch of a new …