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Walter Isaacson credits New Orleans with shaping his success

Por: The Advocate Entertainment April 09, 2023

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When I spoke with Walter Isaacson last month, our conversation soon turned to his love of New Orleans. A magazine editor had asked me to interview Isaacson about the National Humanities Medal he recently received at the White House. The awards citation praised Isaacson “for chronicling the history and genius of America.”Isaacson, a New Orleans native, once ran Time magazine, CNN, and the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan organization that... + full article



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