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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
8:23 – Power of charisma
14:14 – US presidency
25:00 – Aliens
30:06 – Bill Clinton
32:57 – Students of history
37:47 – George Washington
40:34 – Putin
47:16 – FDR
1:02:28 – Henry Kissinger
1:12:21 – Realpolitik
1:24:12 – What is a just war?
1:30:16 – Cold war
1:34:34 – Communism in the United States
1:44:32 – Vaccines and the future of the human species
1:49:47 – Book recommendations
1:51:20 – Learning another language
1:55:47 – Advice for young people
2:02:00 – Grandmother
2:04:53 – Meaning of life
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