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Ron Chernow
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Biographer Ron Chernow discusses the complex life of writer and humorist Mark Twain.
Alex Prud'homme
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Alex Prud'homme on the political power wielded by the White House kitchen.
Kai Bird
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Prize-winning historian Kai Bird offers a riveting account of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Danielle Allen
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Professor Danielle Allen makes the case for civic engagement as the path to justice.
Jeffrey Rosen
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Author Jeffrey Rosen on what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders.
Robert Caro
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Robert A. Caro on political power and the legacy of 36th President Lyndon Johnson.
Stacy Schiff
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Award-winning author Stacy Schiff explores the often-overlooked revolutionary Samuel Adams.
Steve Inskeep
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Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition on Lincoln's skill at crossing political lines.
Selwyn Vickers
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Selwyn M. Vickers on the lasting legacy of slavery and Reconstruction.
Lindsay Chervinsky
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Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky presents the unique challenges faced by John Adams.
Ned Blackhawk
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Author and professor Ned Blackhawk on the essential history of America’s Indigenous peoples.
Robert A. Caro
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author and National Humanities Medal recipient
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