Creators of HBO series "John Adams" meet Speaker Pelosi in Washington
Co-Executive Producer Tom Hanks (L), Author David McCullough (R), and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pose for photographs before a meeting at the Capitol in Washington on March 5, 2008. Hanks and McCullough recently completed the HBO miniseries "John Adams" which focuses on the first 50 years of a post-revolutionary United States. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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