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After 200 years, a first daughter comes home

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired teacher Barbara VornDick about her years-long efforts to shed new light on the life and death of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's eldest daughter.

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Linah Mohammad
Prior to joining NPR in 2022, Mohammad was a producer on The Washington Post's daily flagship podcast Post Reports, where her work was recognized by multiple awards. She was honored with a Peabody award for her work on an episode on the life of George Floyd.
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
Jeanette Woods
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