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Interviews, conversations and solo recordings in authentic American English. This podcast is designed to help students of American English to increase their listening comprehension and speaking. Join us to talk about topics ranging from technology to personal experiences and stories.
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What if you could snap your fingers and speak like an American? Would your business grow faster? Would you have more exciting relationships? Thanks to the Internet, you can learn English from a native speaker. My goal is to increase your confidence conversing in English!
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When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time. This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take u ...
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"Dewey Defeats Truman" A conversation about the election of 1948 with A.J. Baime
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New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baime joined us to discuss the famous outcome of the election of 1948. Baime is the author of The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (2017), The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War (2014), Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and …
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In this podcast I talk about how I film street interviews for my YouTube channel McLarty Films. Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.comTake …
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Previewing the 2024 Presidential Election with Richard Hasen & Joshua Sellers
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Last month, Mark Updegrove moderated a discussion at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, at Rice University, entitled "A presidential election with legal issues like no other." There, he interviewed two legal experts about the legal challenges faced by the GOP's leading presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, one of the many unpre…
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A Conversation With Secretary Robert Gates
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Robert Gates served in public life for over 50 years. He began his career as an entry-level CIA analyst and would rise the ranks to become director of the agency from 1991-93. In 2006, he was named Secretary of Defense by President George W. Bush as our nation waged war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He would retain the position for President Barack Obam…
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In this podcast I talk about a few movies, TV shows and a book where people trade places. Trading places 1983 Newly Rich Newly Poor 2007 The Hot Chick 2002 The Price and the Pauper 1881 Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisengl…
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A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
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Heather Cox Richardson is professor of history at Boston College, and author of six major books about US history in the 19th Century. Among her best-known works are To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party, and How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America. In the past few years, R…
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Jake Tapper is the chief Washington anchor for CNN, whose shows “The Lead with Jake Tapper” and “State of the Union” are fixtures of broadcast news. Tapper has been covering politics in Washington for over 25 years--from the Clinton Administration through the Biden Administration. He’s also a best-selling author of five books, three of which are wo…
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"He becomes a genuine believer" A conversation about Abraham Lincoln with Josh Zeitz
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President Lincoln is perhaps the most analyzed and studied of all America's 46 presidents, the subject of numerous outstanding biographies. Yet some aspects of his life remain difficult to fathom, not least his religious views. In his new book, Lincoln's God, Josh Zeitz teases out Lincoln's complicated religious outlook, and makes clear just how im…
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SWE 56 Self Affirmations Matt Gibson
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In this special video podcast we have created a set of self affirmations you can listen to to help reprogram your "stankin thankin". Read by the "Voice of God" Matt Gibson III. Leave us feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish…
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In this podcast I talk about difference between the word veteran and veterinarian and refer to an Ali G YouTube video.Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Email me: streetwisenglish…
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SWE 54 Survival vs Fulfillment (Human Drives)
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In this podcast I talk about the basic human motivations and drives.See vocab list below.Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!1. Instinct: A natural, automatic feeling or behavior that is not learned but is present from birth.2. Preserve: To protect or keep something safe and in its original condition.3. Necessities: Things t…
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In this episode I talk about a list of "S" words to improve your vocabulary. I also include the Chinese translation and some cultural insights and references.Use these videos for learning English! www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Email m…
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"A key moment of our civil rights narrative that's never gotten its due" A conversation about Hubert Humphrey with Samuel Freedman
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Samuel Freedman is a Professor at Columbia University and the award-winning author of ten books. In Into the Bright Sunshine he looks at the life of Hubert Humphrey, who would become Senator from Minnesota, Vice President to Lyndon Johnson, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968, who lost his bid for the presidency to Richard Nixon by less…
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In this episode I talk about a list of "S" words to improve your vocabulary. I also include the Chinese translation for each word and some opposite words as well.Use these videos for learning English! www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Ema…
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"A pathologically reasonable person in power" A Conversation about President Garfield with C.W. Goodyear
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C.W. Goodyear is a writer and historian based in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, he published his first book, President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, which has earned effusive praise for meticulous research and eloquent writing about a president who has often flow under the radar. Goodyear shines a light on James Garfield’s presidency but …
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SWE 51 - "How was your weekend" conversation Claude and Tiki
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In this animated episode we see co-workers Claude and Tiki talking about coffee in the elevator on the way back to work Monday morning.Use these videos for learning English! www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Email me: streetwisenglishpodc…
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SWE 50 The Goose and the Golden Egg - Aesop Fable Animation
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In this episode we hear the Aesop fable about the Goose and the Golden Egg. Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Take…
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SWE 49 Have you ever been to....? Beginner English Lesson - Bilingual English Chinese
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In this bilingual English/ Chinese episode I talk about using the phrase "Have you ever been to ..." correctly. Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube…
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Best of With the Bark Off 2023 (Part 1)
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Late last year we did a “best of” year-end podcast that focused on top moments from With the Bark Off. It was no easy task to choose those moments given the sheer volume of great material we had to draw from, but it was fun and proved to be very popular among our listeners. We decided to make this a biannual thing to reflect on those moments that s…
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In this episode I talk how Hunter S. Thompson was buried. Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Excerpts read from: https://www.ny…
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SWE 47 - Swim Blind like Michael Phelps
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In this episode I talk being prepared for bad things to happen and how Michael Phelps trained blind. Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube…
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SWE 46 - America's Best Rapper - Kendrick Lamar
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In this episode I talk about one of America's best rappers, Kendrick Lamar. References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_LamarEmail me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on Yo…
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SWE 45 To Kill Two Birds with One Stone
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In this episode I talk about the idiom To Kill Two Birds with One Stone.Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Take an English Lesson with Carl https…
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"Like all great leaders, he's learning and changing" A Conversation about MLK Jr. With Jonathan Eig (Pt 2)
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a giant of American history, a figure celebrated in classrooms and public discourse for his towering contributions to the struggle for civil rights. And yet Jonathan Eig's biography, King: A Life, rooted in abundant newly available sources, is the first full-fledged study of King to be published in decades. Ei…
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SWE 44 - Tibet Photograph Collection - Photographer Jacqueline Darakjy
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In this episode I talk to Los Angeles based, French born photographer Jacqueline Darakjy about her collection of 100 year old photographs from Tibet taken by James Ogden between 1905-1923. Email us if you have interest in purchasing the collection!Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com www.streetwisenglish.com…
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SWE 43 - Creating Habit Tracker Sheet for 30 days
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In this episode I talk about creating a Habit Tracker form for the month of August. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https…
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In this episode I talk with Matt Gibson about the average time Americans spend watching TV per day and how to change this habit and instead learn a new skill. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: str…
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"King had the perfect voice and message for the moment" A Conversation with Jonathan Eig about MLK (Part 1)
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Jonathan Eig is a highly accomplished journalist and author. His bestselling biography of the boxer Muhammad Ali, entitled Ali: A Life, won the PEN America Literary Award and was the basis for a PBS series about Ali's life and times. Eig is also author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation …
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In this episode I talk about the current protests and riots in France in response to police brutality. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Car…
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"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War
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Melvyn Leffler is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Virginia and one of the world’s leading scholars of U.S. foreign relations. His many award-winning books include For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, The Soviet Union, and the Cold War and A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold …
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SWE 40 The Church of Loops - Musician Chat
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In this episode I talk with friend Brian about his Taiwan band The Church of Loops new single. We talk about video editing, making music, how to be more creative, Ai and end with some impersonations. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube…
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SWE 39 Elon vs. Zuckerberg with Jerome Meadows
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In this episode I talk with Jerome Meadows about the news of Elon vs Zuckerberg in an MMA fight. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.c…
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In this episode I talk about how I saved $1000 dollars yesterday. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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"Jackie wanted a larger life" A conversation about Jackie Bouvier Kennedy with Carl Sferrazza Anthony
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy remains one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century - an iconic First Lady who brought elegance, sophistication, and a cultivated cultural sensibility to the White House. But her formative early adult years provide a glimpse into a headstrong, confident young woman of great intelligence and ambition trying to …
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"Nixon and Kissinger thought they would succeed" A Conversation about Peacemaking in Vietnam With Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
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Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen is the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor of History at Columbia University. Besides Hanoi’s War, Dr. Nguyen is co-editor of The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War. She’s now writing a definitive history of the Tet Offensive, the communist attacks in 1968 that changed the course of the war for the United States.…
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SWE 37 - 15 things I wish I knew when I was 20 years old
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In this episode I talk the 15 things I wish I knew when I was 20 years old. Advice for my younger self. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/te…
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SWE 36 Popular Online Acronyms like WYD AMA IRL IMHO
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In this episode I talk about popular online English Acronyms. How many do you understand? www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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SWE 35 How to Integrate into a University - Scripted Dialogue
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In this episode you'll hear a scripted dialogue between a foreign student and college counselor talking about how to integrate into a new college. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson …
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SWE 34 My Favorite Free iPad Mind Mapping App
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In this episode I talk about my favorite iPad mind mapping app. The app is called Freeform and it is available for free and works great with the Apple pencil. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English L…
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"Consequences for the nation had to take a back seat" A Conversation with Rebecca Boggs Roberts About Edith Wilson
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Rebecca Boggs Roberts is an award-winning educator and historian who has written extensively about women’s history and the women’s suffrage movement. Her books include The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World and Suffragists in Washington, DC: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote. She recently published Untold Power: The Fasc…
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SWE 33 Top 4 Spoken Languages in the World
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In this episode I talk about the top 4 spoken languages in the world. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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SWE 32 Parable of The Blind Men and an Elephant
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In this episode I talk about he parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant. Enjoy! www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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SWE 31 South Indian Flute Master Flute Raman
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In this episode I interview world renowned South Indian flute player Raman Kalyan aka Flute Raman. https://www.ramankalyan.com/www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carlhttps://italki.com/teac…
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"If you want to valorize Reagan, look at the convictions he held" A conversation with Will Inboden
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Dr. William Inboden is a professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Executive Director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin. His new biography of Reagan, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan in the White House and the World, was published in November 2022 and named as one of the top political books of th…
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In this episode I talk about different types of music and how it makes me feel.www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carlhttps://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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In this episode I talk about visiting Angkor Wat Cambodia for the May 1st holiday when I lived in China. www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carlhttps://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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"He finds himself in a job he never wanted" A Conversation about Gerald Ford with Richard Norton Smith
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Richard Norton Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian and the author of numerous books, including On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller, and Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation. Throughout his career, he has been the director of five presidential libraries, those of Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenh…
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In this episode I talk about how I smashed my ipad. Video and onscreen text for your viewing pleasure.www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carlhttps://italki.com/teacher/1947582…
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In this episode I talk about my top pet peeves.www.streetwisenglish.com Instagram: streetwisenglish Watch on YouTube Email me: streetwisenglishpodcast@gmail.com Take an English Lesson with Carlhttps://italki.com/teacher/1947582
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"I find it hard to believe JFK would have walked out" A conversation with Marc Selverstone about JFK, LBJ and escalation in Vietnam
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Marc J. Selverstone is Associate Professor in Presidential Studies at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at The University of Virginia and Chair of the Center’s renowned Presidential Recordings Program, which has made available thousands of hours of audio from presidents stretching from Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon. Selverstone is the awar…
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