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On this episode of Our American Stories, before she was an iconic First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. By 1975—when she settled full-time back into Manhattan—Grand Central Train Station seemed doomed. The story begins there.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, before she was an iconic First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. By 1975—when she settled full-time back into Manhattan—Grand Central Train Station seemed doomed. The story begins there.
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The Story of How Jackie Kennedy Saved New York's Grand Central Station

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On this episode of Our American Stories, she nearly wrecked her family with a marital affair... Here's Sarah Wells, author of American Honey: A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation, to tell her story.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, she nearly wrecked her family with a marital affair... Here's Sarah Wells, author of American Honey: A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation, to tell her story.
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A Fake Ring, Real Temptation, and a Golden Marriage

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On this episode of Our American Stories, his legacy is probably in your fridge right now. Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world, few people know anything at all about its creator, H.J. Heinz. His hard work, innovation, and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings: “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.”

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On this episode of Our American Stories, his legacy is probably in your fridge right now. Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world, few people know anything at all about its creator, H.J. Heinz. His hard work, innovation, and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings: “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.”
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Ketchup King: The H.J. Heinz Story

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in our 27th episode of The Story of America Series with Dr. Bill McClay, author of Land of Hope, Bill tells the story of how a deal struck to get the transcontinental railroad to run through the North (The Kansas-Nebraska Act) directly led to the rise of Abraham Lincoln and...the Civil War. 

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in our 27th episode of The Story of America Series with Dr. Bill McClay, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Land-Hope-Invitation-Great-American/dp/1641771399/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YNnnhzqnUOt64N6WCBechsGOFSBlAPhGnFrmx8H3soJi52HOY4pcGn6y9AgQwjoCk0Fcb_F_S1XmA6GQ7JDiltXzlyFYLuS45OhgUGYOXqsqP7P6G17C91U4IkLO8afVV5oU2Gb8BDBLXZOL3KE-tyT-xRoGWHMrb4Z784NEHtNjFUInsg4--OEXjmB4XwbG.0BKfMNyS4NnS8eoHtMh6D7dnecknlvqdHxEzrD-_Lqk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;hvadid=598657993348&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9013748&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=12493851866309549003&amp;hvtargid=kwd-1362535556560&amp;hydadcr=8482_13544997&amp;keywords=land+of+hope+by+mcclay&amp;qid=1722871583&amp;sr=8-1">Land of Hope</a>, Bill tells the story of how a deal struck to get the transcontinental railroad to run through the North (The Kansas-Nebraska Act) directly led to the rise of Abraham Lincoln and...the Civil War. 
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The Story of America: The Rise of Lincoln

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The Story of How Jackie Kennedy Saved New York's Grand Central Station

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