American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Nation
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View the full presentation here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/digitalarchive/forumDetail/1943 Jon Meacham, the managing editor of Newsweek and author of Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship (2003), discussed his latest book, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation. Meacham chronicles... Read more
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- -: American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Nation
March 10, 2008 (about 16 years ago)View the full presentation here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/digitalarchive/forumDetail/1943 Jon Meacham, the managing editor of Newsweek and author of Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship (2003), discussed his latest book, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathe...
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- -: Thomas Jefferson's Bible Mashup - Steven Johnson
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- -: How Religious Were the Founding Fathers? - Gordon Wood
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- -: Chief Justice Roberts: Who Opposed the Bill of Rights?
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