Episode 62: Author and Columnist George Will

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Episode 62: Author and Columnist George Will

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Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly is author and Washington Post columnist George Will. He joins us to talk about why baseball is the perfect game for the American Democracy and how past presidents have impacted the game.
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