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Moments of working across the aisle

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Differ We Must by Steve Inskeep reconstructs 16 of Abraham Lincoln’s major disagreements with colleagues and rivals

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with NPR’s Steve Inskeep about his latest book Differ We Must.

Then presidential historian Tim Walch, the director emeritus of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, joins the program to look back in U.S. history to revisit other moments of extreme partisan division and times when leaders reached across the aisle to find compromise.

This episode was originally produced October 3, 2023.

Guests:

  • Steve Inskeep, author and host of NPR's Morning Edition
  • Tim Walch, director emeritus of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.