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Fifteen years later, teaching 9/11 as a lesson in history

Hosted by Todd Purdum Sep. 09, 2016 National

Guest host Todd Purdum discusses the legacy of the September 11 attacks, on the event of its 15th anniversary.

From this Episode:

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North Korea has conducted its fifth -- and perhaps biggest -- underground test of a nuclear bomb. It's the second test this year alone, and comes just after President Obama...

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How do we remember 9/11? What should history teach?

It's been 15 years since the brilliant September morning that upended American life and set George W. Bush on the road to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. This election year,...

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War stories from campaign trails past

John Dickerson is the moderator of CBS's Face the Nation, the political director of CBS News and a veteran Washington journalist for Slate and Time magazine before that. His...

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Credits

Host:

Todd Purdum

Producers:

Jenny Hamel, Katie Cooper, Evan George

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