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In Celebration of Presidents Day

In honor of Presidents Day, we’re delving into the lives of presidential candidates, past and present, with a connection to Brooklyn. First up at 9:45, we look at how the lives of three presidential front-runners have intersected with Brooklyn. Then at 10:30 we profile Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress. She ran for U.S. President…

by Cate Corcoran

02/15/2016 1 minute 0

presidents-day-1 — Photos left to right: Shirley Chisolm via WNYC, Donald Trump by Michael Vadon via Wikipedia, Bernie Sanders by Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia, Hillary Clinton by Marc Nozell via Flickr, 1880s stereograph of Lincoln memorial at Grand Army Plaza via Robert Dennis Collection, New York Public Library

In honor of Presidents Day, we’re delving into the lives of presidential candidates, past and present, with a connection to Brooklyn. First up at 9:45, we look at how the lives of three presidential front-runners have intersected with Brooklyn.

Then at 10:30 we profile Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress. She ran for U.S. President in 1972. Enjoy and happy Presidents Day!

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