Political Junkie: Pennsylvania, VP speculation and two good books

Ken Rudin
Ken Rudin, former political editor for NPR News
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In this week's conversation with the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin "does the numbers" on Tuesday's primary election in Pennsylvania, talks about cabinet members who could wind up on Hillary Clinton's vice presidential shortlist, and offers a high school teacher advice on what to have her students read on their summer vacation.

Ken recommended:

The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden, by Joel Goldstein

What it Takes, by Richard Ben Cramer

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