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200 Years On, Walt Whitman Leaves Lasting Impact On Washington, D.C.

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Walt Whitman is one of America's most famous poets. He had deep New York and New Jersey roots, but he spent a formative decade of his life in Washington, D.C. This spring is the 200th anniversary of his birth. WAMU's Mikaela Lefrak (@mikafrak) reports.

This segment aired on June 21, 2019.

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