Michael Auslin on National Treasure

We the People by National Constitution Center

May 21, 202658:51News & Politics

In this episode, Michael Auslin joins to discuss his new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America, a sweeping and vivid history of the Declaration of Independence from its drafting to its...

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