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The ‘Performance’ Driving Presidential Libraries

Clip: 12/15/2016 | 9m 37s

In the book “Presidential Libraries as Performance,” author Jodi Kanter writes not just about the stories the libraries tell, but looks at the role they ask visitors to play.

Aired: 12/15/16

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