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How Presidents' Legacies Are Evaluated And Evolve After Their Deaths
PlayGeorge H.W. Bush will be buried Thursday, and pundits are already busy examining his place in American history. It's an expected reaction — sizing up the legacies of U.S. presidents is a favorite pastime of historians. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Nathan Connolly (@ndbconnolly) and Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755), historians and co-hosts of the podcast "BackStory," which is produced at Virginia Humanities.
This segment aired on December 6, 2018.