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Author John Shaw recounts the presidential transition from World War II hero Dwight Eisenhower to John Kennedy's New Frontier in 1960-1961, focusing on the 10-week period between the two administrations.

The Presidency

John Shaw, Rising Star, Setting Sun

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Historian Lindsay Chervinsky speaks at the Boston Athenaeum about second U.S. president and Massachusetts favorite son, John Adams; his presidency unfolds against the backdrop of the politics and personalities of the new nation.

S2025 E5 | Lindsay Chervinsky, Making the Presidency