Photo, above: The Diplomatic Reception Room in 1952, as Harry Truman shows it to newsman Walter Cronkite.  See 10 Hour: The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block A:  City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York by Mason B. Williams (1 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York by Mason B. Williams (2 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block C: City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York by Mason B. Williams (3 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block D: City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York by Mason B. Williams (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block A: The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara  (1 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block B: The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara  (2 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block C: The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara  (3 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block D: The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence by Robert Klara  (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block A: American Phoenix: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, a Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny by Sarah S. Kilborne (1 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block B: American Phoenix: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, a Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny by Sarah S. Kilborne (2 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block C: American Phoenix: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, a Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny by Sarah S. Kilborne (3 of 4)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block D: American Phoenix: The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, a Man Who Turned Disaster into Destiny by Sarah S. Kilborne (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block A: Sarah (Jewish Lives) by Robert Gottlieb [a biography of Sarah Bernhardt] (1 of 2)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block B: Sarah (Jewish Lives) by Robert Gottlieb [a biography of Sarah Bernhardt] (2 of 2)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block C: Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) (Hardcover) by Justin Martin (1 of 2)

Saturday 15 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block D: Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) (Hardcover) by Justin Martin (2 of 2)

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