Summer Reading: Education Secretary Arne Duncan

May 20, 2009

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan answered the question "What are you reading this summer?" He mentioned Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson; Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63 by Taylor Branch; Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; More than .. Read More
Education Secretary Arne Duncan answered the question "What are you reading this summer?" He mentioned Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson; Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63 by Taylor Branch; Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City by William Julius Wilson; and the Harry Potter series. The date and location of the interview are not known.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:12 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:00:13 Unidentified Speaker THIS SUMMER BookTV IS ASKING, WHAT ARE YOU READING?
00:00:19 Unidentified Speaker TWO BOOKS I HAVE RECENTLY FINISHED WORK WALTER ISAKSON'S BIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND TAYLOR...
00:00:56 Unidentified Speaker TO SEE MORE SUMMER READING LISTS AND OTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB SITE

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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