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May 2020
1h 39m

Jon Meacham

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Jon Meachamis a Pulitzer prize winning author, reviewer, and presidential biographer. Jon chats withthe Armchair Expert aboutthisearly fascination withpolitics, attending Ronald Reagan's inaugurationas a young boy and theimportance of delineatinghistorical figures from saints. Jon states his position on confederate statues and Daxaskswhat factors distinguish ... Show More
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