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Blair House Interviews - Candace Shireman
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Blair House Curator Candace Shireman details Francis Preston Blair's political influence from the Andrew Jackson years through the administration of Abraham Lincoln, the Blair family's prominence in official Washington, the need to acquire a presidential guest house during World War II, and President Harry Truman's occupancy of Blair House.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 13 min.
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