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The Presidents Who Fought in World War II (S1, E2) | Presidents at War | Full Episode | Biography 0 (0)

Among the 16 million Americans who served on active duty during World War Two are eight American Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Bush, Ford, Reagan, and Eisenhower. From D-Day to the final Pacific island-hopping campaigns, see what these future presidents experienced and how that shaped them as leaders, in Season 1, Episode 2, “Their Finest Hours.” #PresidentsAtWar Dive deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Biography Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/biography Twitter – https://twitter.com/biography Biography highlights newsworthy personalities and events with compelling and surprising points-of-view, telling the true stories from some [See More…]

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Secret Tapes Reveal Nixon’s Views on Marijuana 0 (0)

Two years after launching the war on drugs, President Richard Nixon made a startling admission during a meeting in the Oval Office. He said that marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” The remarks, captured by the former president’s secret recording system, bolster the notion that the criminalization of marijuana was driven by politics. Ernesto Londoño, a New York Times reporter who covers drug use and counternarcotics policy, explains. Video by Ernesto Londoño, Christina Shaman and James Surdam / The New York Times Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/3ZzY8mS Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting [See More…]