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Colleen Shogan:     We call it
the American experiment, and

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over the last 250 years, we've
learned a lot about what's

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worked and what hasn't. From
George Washington's willingness

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to give up power to Mary
Lincoln's fight for her own

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independence, Americans have
aspired to the highest ideals

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and sometimes fallen short of
them. So what can we learn from

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Americans' quest to form a more
perfect union? I'm Colleen

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Shogan, the 11th Archivist of
the United States, and this is

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In Pursuit, a podcast exploring
lessons from America's past to

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write the history of America's
future. This season, I'm joined

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by leading historians, authors,
and public servants as we

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examine the challenges,
decisions and defining moments

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faced by America's presidents
and first ladies. Join us as we

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uncover the stories that shape
the nation and the lessons that

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still matter today. In Pursuit
with Colleen Shogan premiering

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April 7th, wherever you get your
podcasts, brought to you by PRX.