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Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Maria & Mark Shriver
Season 3
Episode 315
Sargent Shriver established the Peace Corps for John F. Kennedy and led the War on Poverty for Lyndon Johnson. Two of his children--journalist and philanthropist, Maria Shriver, and Senior Advisor of Save the Children, Mark Shriver--discuss his legacy around his posthumously published memoir, We Called it A War, while offering their takes on the state of affordability in America today.
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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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