Cross-Examining History Episode 88 - Mark Updegrove

About this episode

Talmage Boston interviews Mark Updegrove about his book on character lessons from seven U.S. presidents.

Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Mark Updegrove, an American author, historian, journalist, and Presidential Historian for ABC News, about his latest book Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents. Mark Updegrove is also the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation in Austin, Texas, and served as the director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum for eight years.

People in this episode

Host: Talmage Boston

Guest: Mark Updegrove

Topics covered

• history
• presidential history
• character lessons
• biography

Keywords

• Make Your Mark
• LBJ Foundation
• ABC News
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents

Books & works: Cross-Examining History Episode, Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents

Places: Austin, Texas

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