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Jon Meacham Interview
2009-09-26T14:42:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2RiXC8yODkxMjUtMTItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book, which was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography, recounts the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson. He responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen his talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the author making his way to the interview tent.
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Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book, which was awa…
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Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book, which was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography, recounts the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson. He responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen his talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the author making his way to the interview tent.
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Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book, which was awa… read more
Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book, which was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography, recounts the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson. He responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen his talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the author making his way to the interview tent.
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