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Compared to modern record keeping, not all of the details surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence are known.  Case in point, although we know the date, we do not know the specific time of day when it passed and was signed.  Other questions remain such as who offered what changes and were they incorporated in Jefferson's final draft?  But what we do know is the long-lasting impact this incredible document had that changed the world.  As we kick off the new year, a year in which we celebrate the 250th birthday of our country, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Auslin as our guest this week.  Dr. Auslin is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and author of "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America."