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Presidents and the Lure of War

Speaker: Evan W. Thomas III
Presider: Douglas G. Brinkley

Newsweek editor-at-large, Evan W. Thomas III discusses U.S. military history and the various reasons that former presidents have gone to war.

This meeting is part of a series hosted with the National History Center featuring prominent historians who will examine the events and times that shaped foreign policy as we know it today.

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Presidents and the Lure of War (Audio)

Speaker: Evan W. Thomas III
Presider: Douglas G. Brinkley

Newsweek editor-at-large, Evan W. Thomas III discusses U.S. military history and the various reasons that former presidents have gone to war.

This meeting is part of a series hosted with the National History Center featuring prominent historians who will examine the events and times that shaped foreign policy as we know it today.

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