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As fixated as Americans are on the presidency, we know shockingly little about the closest confidantes of our presidents and how they've influenced history. Bradley talks to Gary Ginsberg, the author of the excellent new book 'First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents.' Can you name the only president in history who had no first friend? We'll give you one guess.
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As fixated as Americans are on the presidency, we know shockingly little about the closest confidantes of our presidents and how they've influenced history. Bradley talks to Gary Ginsberg, the author of the excellent new book 'First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents.' Can you name the only president in history who had no first friend? We'll give you one guess.

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