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What We Can Learn from Past Presidents

The legacies of today's leaders will be shaped by their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But how are they stacking up against the presidents and prime ministers of yesteryear? In a candid conversation with Walter Isaacson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer Jon Meacham dissects the performance of President Trump in this crisis.
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