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What kind of relationships did American presidents have with their fathers? How did these relationships influence them as world leaders—and as fathers themselves? Four experts explore the paternal bonds that have helped shape the course of history.
David Nasaw is a professor of history at CUNY Graduate Center and author of The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and author of Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty. Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal and the author of Mr. & Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons. Lesley Stahl (moderator) has been a correspondent for 60 Minutes since 1991 and is a former CBS News White House correspondent.
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