Empire, Roosevelt, and Mark Twain with Stephen Kinzer

Diplomatic Immunity by Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Jul 9, 202634:20News & Politics

This week, Kelly is joined by historian and journalist Stephen Kinzer to discuss his book The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire. They dig into the Spanish-American War, the fierc...

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