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Why history matters

David McCullough
November 3, 2006
"Why is history so important?" That's just one of the questions that Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough answered in an appearance Aug. 5 at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colo. McCullough discussed his best-selling biographies of John Adams and Harry Truman and his most recent book, "1776."





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