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American Conflicts: As It Ever Was
Episode 2060

American Conflicts: As It Ever Was

Presidential historian Jon Meacham contextualizes today's political conflicts in a history of tensions dating back to the country's founding.

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 16, 202633m 51s

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Show Notes

For Presidents' Day, Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and the author of American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (Random House, 2026), puts today's political conflicts in the historical context of tensions going back to the country's founding.

=> EVENT: Jon Meacham will be in conversation with John Dickerson at 92NY on Tuesday, February 17th, 7 pm (tickets here).

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democracylincolnpoliticsamerican_historylocal_wnychistorypresidents_day