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This Is Republican Political Figures

This Is Republican Political Figures

The lives and times of key figures in the US Republican scene

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From "tough on crime" Reagan to America's most recent Republican President, these Blinks offer different perspectives of how the Republican Party and its leaders have evolved over the decades. You'll get the inside scope on Trump's presidency from his press secretary, discover what life on Capitol Hill is really like, and find out how businessmen like Nelson Rockefeller could extend his career into politics.

This Is Republican Political Figures

The lives and times of key figures in the US Republican scene

The Case for Trump
The Case for Trump
Victor Davis Hanson
The true story of how Donald Trump has become president
18 min3.6
On the House
On the House
John Boehner
A Washington Memoir
27 min4.3
The Man I Knew
The Man I Knew
Jean Becker
The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency
31 min4.5
On His Own Terms
On His Own Terms
Richard Norton Smith
A Life of Nelson Rockefeller
36 min4.0
Reagan
Reagan
H. W. Brands
The Life
31 min4.3
Speaking for Myself
Speaking for Myself
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
21 min3.3
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
John A. Farrell
The Life
37 min4.3

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