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David mccullough has twice received the pulitzer prize, for truman and john adams, and twice received the national book award, for the path between the seas and mornings on horseback. David mccullough, author of the wright brothers, details the lives of aviation pioneers orville and wilbur wright as well as their determination to succeed. David mccullough archives iowa workers compensation law. David mccullough national endowment for the humanities neh. David mcculloughs collected speeches will give your american spirit a boost. Rubenstein at the 2017 library of congress national book festival in washington, d. In this new cult of exceptionalism, to be average, just a regular kidfor most an. Mccullough, the author of more than a dozen books and the. Kennedy medal, massachusetts historical society 2014 french legion of honor award 2014 antiques dealers association award of merit 2015. Nov 09, 2017 david mccullough discusses the american spirit.