Our American Heritage: Early Cold War

Top of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 149, Segment 4

Sep 30, 2015 • 28m

Guest: Grant Madsen, Ph.D., History Professor at BYU BYU history professor Grant Madsen shares insights from the US history courses he teaches on campus here. This week he sat down with BYU Radio’s Marcus Smith to discuss the early years of the Cold War.

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