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Moyers & Company  What We Can Learn From Lincoln

Lincoln screenwriter Tony Kushner on the history lesson of politics. Details

 

Program: Moyers & Company

Episode: What We Can Learn From Lincoln

Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner, who wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Lincoln, talks about finding the man inside the monument, and what Abraham Lincoln -- 147 years after his death -- can still teach us all about politics, compromise, and the survival of American democracy.

Duration: (52:46)
Premiere Date: 03/08/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR
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