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28 Jul 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee
“I think you said something about Buchanan is… There’s like a basement, there’s like a basement below basement.”
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- 28 Jul 2026
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…Yeah, he’s right. He has… the glory of being above James Buchanan. I said that a few years ago, yes. I think you said something about Buchanan is… There’s like a basement, there’s like a basement below basement. I think- Sub-basement. He’s in the sub-basement.…
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