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Pen Pals Lecture Series
Over the years, MPR has broadcast various Pen Pals Lecture Series speaking engagements. The series, sponsored by Friends of the Hennepin County Library, hosts national authors who discuss their books and various themes.
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- Pen Pals: Presidential biographer Jon Meacham
An MPR News Presents broadcast of Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographer Jon Meacham speaking at the Pen Pals Lecture Series. Meacham has written about Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and President George H.W. Bush. Author says he writes biography rather than history, because history is shaped by individuals who, despite their flaws, do the right thing in moments of crisis.