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Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Jake Tapper
Season 2
Episode 210
CNN anchor Jake Tapper discusses his unconventional path to journalism, his experience moderating the pivotal 2024 presidential debate, and what readers can glean from his best-selling book “Original Sin” on the presidency of Joe Biden.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin on her work and path to becoming a presidential historian.

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Andrew Young on his legendary life, including his civil rights work with Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Bryan Cranston on his storied acting career, including his iconic roles as Walter White and LBJ.

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Jonathan Eig discusses King: A Life, the first major biography of MLK in decades.