{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"The long history of presidents as authors","publication_date":"February 17, 2020","summary":"Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman has written a book called \"Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote.\" He sits down with John Yang to discuss the long history of presidential writing, the strategy of publishing a book before an important political campaign and behind-the-scenes glimpses at presidents' personal stories.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/02\/6af9442e48022c33a2bf8ac06f0fe9f8-nshbookshelf-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}