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Jon Meacham on What Makes a Great President | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

65 min • 4 februari 2025

America’s foremost presidential historian examines the motivations and careers of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H. W. Bush.

Recorded on January 24, 2025.

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