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Wrestling with His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1849–1856
Sidney Blumenthal discusses volume II of his biography "The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln."
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Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America
The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
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The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin’s House
The story of Ben Franklin's complex relationship with his son William.
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The Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court: From Brandeis to Kagan
Author David Dalin will speak about the eight Jewish men and women who have served as justices of the Supreme Court.
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Ties That Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves
Author Marie Jenkins Schwartz examines the relationships that developed between the First Ladies and their slaves.
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The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families
Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the Presidential food service for every First Family since George and Martha Washington
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JFK100—JFK: A Vision for America
Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley discuss their book, "JFK: A Vision for America."
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The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers
In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps, at the insistence of General John J. Pershing, sent 223 American women to France because they were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard
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Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy
Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy