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In Long Island Conversations, Jim Paymar interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, a native Long Islander. Goodwin shares how growing up on Long Island influenced her best-selling memoir "Wait Till Next Year" and ignited her passion for American political history.

Aired: 10/26/13

Rating: NR

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