Hamilton Jordan's coming of age in the segregated South

Name: Hamilton Jordan's coming of age in the segregated South
Uploaded: 2015-11-27T00:12:59Z
Duration: P386S
Description: Before he was Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff, Hamilton Jordan was just a boy living in a deeply segregated south. For a decade, he worked on an autobiography about growing up in that place and time, before passing away from mesothelioma. His daughter, Kathleen Jordan finished the book, and speaks to Judy Woodruff about the work, and her efforts finishing it.

Clip: 11/26/2015 | 6m 26s

Before he was Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff, Hamilton Jordan was just a boy living in a deeply segregated south. For a decade, he worked on an autobiography about growing up in that place and time, before passing away from mesothelioma. His daughter, Kathleen Jordan finished the book, and speaks to Judy Woodruff about the work, and her efforts finishing it.

Aired: 11/26/15

Rating: NR

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