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PBS Newshour

Walter Isaacson on 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written'

Season 2026 Episode 130 | 7m 15s

Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, author Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a single sentence in the Declaration of Independence. Judy Woodruff spoke with Isaacson about the enduring power of those words and his new book, "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written." It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads.

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