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'American Struggle' author assesses Trump's expansion of presidential power

NPR | By Dave Davies
Published February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM MST

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham talks about Trump's impact on democracy. Meacham's latest book is a collection of speeches, letters and other original texts from 1619 to the present.

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