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Todd Purdum - National Editor & Political Correspondent for Vanity Fair; Author of "A Time of Our Choosing," "An Idea Whose Time Has Come" & "Desi Arnaz"

Todd Purdum

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Journalist Todd S. Purdum hails the hidden heroes behind the Civil ...

... American history, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ultimately, author Todd S. Purdum shows how "politics," all too often a dirty word, can at its best be a noble calling.

The Republican Who Saved Civil Rights - Todd S. Purdum ...

The Republican Who Saved Civil Rights. How a little-known conservative Ohio congressman changed American history. By TODD S. PURDUM. March 31, 2014 .

The State of the Union: Make it stop - Todd S. Purdum - POLITICO.com

By TODD S. PURDUM | 1/29/14 1:30 AM EST Updated: 1/29/14 1:24 PM EST. Blame Woodrow Wilson, who broke a century-old presidential tradition of ...

An Idea Whose Time Has Come | Todd S. Purdum | Macmillan

In a powerful narrative layered with revealing detail, Todd S. Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the ...

The Politics Of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act : NPR

Our guest, Todd Purdum, is the author of the new book "An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties And The Battle For The Civil Rights Act Of ...

Books by Todd Purdum

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television - Book by Todd Purdum

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television” (2025)

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution - Book by Todd Purdum

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution” (2018)

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Book by Todd Purdum

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964” (2014)

A Time of Our Choosing: America's War in Iraq - Book by Todd Purdum

A Time of Our Choosing: America's War in Iraq” (2014)

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