With the passing of long-time NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts at age 75, RadioWest looks back at Doug's 2005 conversation about Roberts' book Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation.

Remembering NPR Political Commentator Cokie Roberts

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Remembering NPR Political Commentator Cokie Roberts

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