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Richard Reeves on Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan
February 20, 2006
Richard Reeves writer, reporter
Mark Feeney staff writer, Boston Globe

In honor of Presidents' Day, Richard Reeves, who has written biographies of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and a new biography entitled President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination discusses each of these President's legacies with The Boston Globe's Mark Feeney.

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Biographies | Kennedy | Nixon | Presidents | Reagan | Military & Warfare
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