America wasn't 'really founded' until 1965, MS NOW guest historian argues ahead of 250th birthday
Presidential historian Jon Meacham argued on MS NOW that America did not become a "multiracial, multiethnic democracy" until 1965 ahead of its 250th birthday.
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Media America wasn't 'really founded' until 1965, MS NOW guest historian argues ahead of 250th birthday Jon Meacham argued that 'a lot of people' weren't initially included during America's founding By Lindsay Kornick Fox News Published July 1, 2026 9:00pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Presidential historian argues America truly began in 1965, not 1776 Presidential historian Jon Meacham claimed on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" Wednesday that the case could be made for America to have begun as a real "democracy" in 1965. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MS NOW guest and presidential historian Jon Meacham made the case on Wednesday that the U.S.
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