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Founding Fathers: Who Were They and What Happened to Them?

Clip: 7/4/2012 | 7m 59s

Our Founding Fathers: Who Were They and What Happened to Them?

On this Fourth of July, the most American of holidays, Ray Suarez speaks with Denise Kiernan and Josephe D'Agnese, authors of the book, "Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence," about what happened to the men who affixed their names to the historic document.

07/04/2012

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