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Author Jeffrey Rosen on what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders.

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Robert A. Caro on political power and the legacy of 36th President Lyndon Johnson.

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Award-winning author Stacy Schiff explores the often-overlooked revolutionary Samuel Adams.

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Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition on Lincoln's skill at crossing political lines.

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Selwyn M. Vickers on the lasting legacy of slavery and Reconstruction.

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Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky presents the unique challenges faced by John Adams.

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Author and professor Ned Blackhawk on the essential history of America’s Indigenous peoples.

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Jeffrey Frank is a former senior editor at The New Yorker.

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Fredrik Logevall is the author of JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956.

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Candice Millard offers an extraordinary account of President Garfield’s career.

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Marie Arana is the author of LatinoLand, to be published in 2024.

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Jonathan Darman is a former correspondent for Newsweek and the author of several books.