Book Excerpt: "Renegades: Born in the USA" by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
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In a podcast that debuted earlier this year, former President Barack Obama and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen – each an icon in his own rights – came together to discuss friendship, their public and private journeys, and the personal stories – narratives each has shared through politics and popular music – that can help tell the story of an America striving to become a most just, more fair union.
Their conversations have formed the basis of a book, "Renegades: Born in the USA," to be published on Tuesday, October 26, by Crown.
Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Anthony Mason's two-part interview with President Obama and Springsteen, beginning on "CBS Sunday Morning" October 24, and continuing on "CBS Mornings" October 25!
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