Ron Chernow on George Washington - Full Interview
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15,340Dr. Douglas Bradburn, Founding Director of the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, had a chance in June of 2015 to sit down with author Ron Chernow at his Brooklyn home. Mr. Chernow is a Pulitzer-prize winning author of biographies on Alexander Hamilton and George Washington.
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