On January 11, 2012 at 10:44am

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam from his Hamilton Mixtape

“Why hasn’t anyone done a hip-hop version of Alexander Hamilton’s life?” Lin-Manuel Miranda wondered aloud recently. ”It’s a hip-hop story. It’s Tupac.”

From this Sunday’s NYT

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todaysdocument: Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, the illegitimate son of a poor itinerant merchant. He would go on to become a lieutenant colonel in the American Revolution, a close confidant to George Washington, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and first Secretary of the Treasury.
On January 11, 2012 at 10:25am

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Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, the illegitimate son of a poor itinerant merchant. He would go on to become a lieutenant colonel in the American Revolution, a close confidant to George Washington, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and first Secretary of the Treasury.

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On December 17, 2009 at 8:13pm

Lin-Manuel Miranda tells of Alexander Hamilton’s story in hip hop at the White House Poetry Jam back in May 2009.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8) (via whitehouse)

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