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The Ask President Carter 1-900 Number (1977)
It’s March 5th. This day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter and CBS’s Walter Cronkite took phone calls, unfiltered, from Americans all over the country …
2 years, 2 months ago
Hangers On Week: Al Smith and Remakes The Democratic Party
Throughout this election year, we’re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to con…
2 years, 2 months ago
Hangers On Week: Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition
Throughout this election year, we’re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to con…
2 years, 2 months ago
Hangers On Week: Sowing The Seeds of Trump
Throughout this election year, we’re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to con…
2 years, 2 months ago
Hangers On Week: Why Candidates Stick Around w/ Amy Walter
Throughout this election year, we’re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to con…
2 years, 2 months ago
Malcolm X Is Assassinated (1965)
It’s February 22nd. This day (February 21st, in fact) in 1965, Malcolm X is assassinated as he’s giving a speech at a Harlem ballroom.
Jody, NIki, an…
2 years, 2 months ago
Dick Cheney Shoots His Friend In The Face (2006)
It’s February 20th. This day in 2006, the news — and the jokes — are swirling about the incident that took place earlier in the month, when Vice Pres…
2 years, 2 months ago
NJ Law Calls For "Gradual Emancipation Of Slaves" (1804)
It’s February 18th. This day in 1804, the Northern state of New Jersey passed a law that included a call for a “gradual emancipation of slaves.”
Jody…
2 years, 2 months ago
The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)
It’s February 15th. This day in 1933, in Miami, Giuseppe Zangara pulled out a pistol and, while yelling “too many people are starving!” fired at Pres…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mandela Released From Prison (1990)
It’s February 13th. This day — actually, February 11th — in 1990, South African leader Nelson Mandela emerges from prison after 27 years.
Jody, NIki,…
2 years, 3 months ago