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Radio 3,21 Oct 2016,15 mins

SeriesAll My Presidents

The Bully Pulpit

The Essay

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Michael Goldfarb looks back at the 12 presidencies he has lived through. The lasting effect of most Presidents is the words they speak directly to the American people. Michael looks at presidential speeches by Eisenhower, Carter and Obama that have shaped modern American history.

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