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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2013, file photo, author Doris Kearns Goodwin poses for a portrait at her home in Concord, Mass. Goodwin is the executive producer of the History channel’s six-hour docudrama, &quot;Washington,&quot; that airs Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, through Tuesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Spoiler: George Washington lies, stands tall in docuseries

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A statue of William Seward is unveiled in a plaza across from the Alaska state Capitol on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The statue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the agreement under which the U.S. bought the territory of Alaska from Russia. As Secretary of State in 1867, Steward signed and helped negotiate the Treaty of Cession with Russia. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Statue of man behind Alaska deal goes up across from Capitol

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