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President Trump's Call To Not Be Afraid Of COVID-19 Echoes Norman Vincent Peale03:33
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October 09, 2020

Elizabeth Blair, NPR

When President Trump said, "Don't be afraid of COVID," you could hear the influence of one of his heroes, Norman Vincent Peale, author of "The Power Of Positive Thinking." A minister who died in 1993, Peale was an influential figure who believed you "change your thoughts and you change your world."

This segment aired on October 9, 2020.

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