Campaign HQ with David Plouffe

Presidential Historian Jon Meacham on lessons from the past.

Campaign HQ with David Plouffe

Show Notes

Presidential Historian Jon Meacham joins David for a look at what history tells us about the current election. Jon’s new podcast Hope Through History explores some of the most historic and trying times in American History, and how this nation dealt with these moments, the impact of these moments and how we came through these moments a unified nation.

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