[{"uuid" : "d741215e-e19a-42c5-b305-135ede2d5e68","source" : "news","title" : "Professor Edward J. Larson Relates Why 1776 Matters with New Book","sub-title" : "","url" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/articles/professor-edward-j-larson-relates-why-1776-matters-with-new-book.htm","site" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/","description" : "Opening the spring semester’s lineup of the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series, professor Edward J. Larson presented the lecture, “The Meaning of 1776,” based off his new book \"Declaring Independence.\" ","author" : "Jacqueline Cleaveland","publish date" : "Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:07:50 -0800","image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/ed-larson-headshot-360x360.jpg","alt text" : "Ed Larson"},"main image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/ed-larson-headshot-550x550.jpg","alt text" : "Ed Larson"},"mediums" : ["email","web"],"featured news on" : ["none"],"top story on" : ["none"],"tags" : ["faculty","malibu_campus"],"roles" : ["faculty","staff","student","alumni"],"types" : ["news"],"schools" : ["university","seaver"],"dynamic tags" : [],"categories" : ["research_and_scholarship"]}]