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Rick Perlstein: The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan

August 7, 2014

Good morning everyone! On today’s show author Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) joins us to discuss his new book The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan. Listen up at noon!

Today’s YouTube Livestream: http://bit.ly/1kLiL8d

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