Creating “educated artisans” at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, SC | White House Chronicle 10015

April 16, 2018 by

White House Chronicle, Show #10015
Air Date: April 13, 2018
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Co-host: Linda Gasparello
Guests: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Colby M. Broadwater III, Simeon Warren, and India Lee
Topic: Creating “educated artisans” at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, S.C., Part I

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