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Pres. Jimmy Carter’s Biographer: “He Was A Prophet in the Wilderness”

Season 2025 Episode 7139 | 16m 56s

Kai Bird is remembered for his Robert Oppenheimer biography, which was adapted into the Oscar-winning film "Oppenheimer." The author's Jimmy Carter biography, "The Outlier," follows the late President’s upbringing in the post-Civil War South and how it shaped his views on race and politics.

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