A difficult start to life. In many ways. He had, well, it influenced us enormously. He had a, he had the most interesting life of anyone I've known personally. He was born an orphan, grew up in an orphanage, in foster care, then was adopted, never finished high school, joined the Marine Corps, went into journalism, started working for the government, traveled the world, knew everybody. It's just a fascinating, self educated person, intensely curious, very smart, very honest, kind of swashbuckling, complicated, and just a great guy. (04:40–04:52)
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Asserts the life history of Tucker Carlson's father, including his adoption, lack of formal education, and career path.
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