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Berkowitz on Social Security's History

Edward Berkowitz is a professor of history and public administration and at George Washington University, where he also directs the Program in History and Public Policy. He is an expert on the history of Social Security.

Berkowitz's books include America's Welfare State: From Roosevelt to Reagan and Social Security and Medicare: A Policy Primer.

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