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The Past, Present, and Future of Conservatism: Rick Perlstein and David Frum [video 45min]

Historian Rick Perlstein, author of the new book Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, and Neoconservative journalist David Frum discuss a number of topics, including modern conservatism, the presidency of Richard Nixon, Watergate, and the Democratic primaries. Perlstein is author of Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus. Frum is author of Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again.
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