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325: Bob Crawford—America's Founding Son

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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The Strenuous Life

John Quincy Adams was the first legit speed reader. He would walk to the Capitol from his home on F Street and then he was president. Teddy Roosevelt used to get up and swim the Potomac, but Adams did it. Did people even run back then? Like was there jogging? Was that even a thing?

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