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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2006

Special | 28m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Pulitzer-prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses the lessons we can learn from Lincoln, the rare president who asked his main rivals to be part of his cabinet — rivals who then became allies. She also speculates about whether such a political move could succeed in today's world.

12/07/2006 | Rating TV-G

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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2006

Special | 28m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses the lessons we can learn from Lincoln, the rare president who asked his main rivals to be part of his cabinet — rivals who then became allies. She also speculates about whether such a political move could succeed in today's world.

12/07/2006 | Rating TV-G

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