NEED TO KNOW | Andrew Jackson is back, 'Bloody' and a rock star | PBS
Duration: 07:04
Program:
Need to Know #125
Broadcast Date: Oct. 22, 2010
Alex Timbers, writer and director of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," speaks with Jackson biographer and Need to Know host Jon Meacham about his vision for the show and creative process. The satirical new musical dramatizes the story of President Andrew Jackson's journey to the White House for the Great White Way.
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