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What a Cherokee Chief Can Tell Us About Andrew Jackson
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31 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2015
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Today on The Gist, Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition talks about the story of two complicated political leaders he chronicles in a new book, Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab. In the Spiel, a candid question: "What will you do now that the Patriot Act has been temporarily suspended?"
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Released:
Jun 2, 2015
Format:
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