1. Alabama - The Man Who Almost Wasn't Vice President with Abi Ayres
The Preamble
Sharon McMahon
4.9 • 15.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sharon is joined by Abigail Ayres, an average person, in her own words, bringing love, life, laughter, and joy to Instagram. Sharon and Abigail discuss the life and legacy of William Rufus King, the 13th vice president of the United States, who served a term of a few weeks before his untimely death. William Rufus King’s lifelong political career was a far cry from those who are expected to follow the ethical, democratic process we uphold today, and Sharon shares how King’s social status, wealth, race, and outdated electoral systems influenced his pursuit of the “American Dream.” As a proponent of slavery and founding member of Selma, Alabama, Sharon and Abi examine the irony of the civil rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr. on the soil of King’s former plantation one century later and discuss how we can extract the contributions of historical figures in America while also condemning their immorality.
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, you're here! I am pumped! There is just no other way to say it. So glad you're here. |
| 0:07.0 | Have I got a story for you? This is about a man who almost wasn't vice president. |
| 0:13.7 | Almost wasn't, but did, did become vice president while he was not even in the country. |
| 0:20.4 | And then he was only vice president for a short, short period of time. You've got to hear this |
| 0:24.5 | story. You're going to have some mind-blowing, brain-tangle moments when you're listening to this. |
| 0:28.8 | I'm chatting with my friend Abby Ayers. I just love her so much. You're going to get a kick out |
| 0:34.1 | of listening to our conversation. Let's dive in! Let's do the man who almost wasn't vice president. |
| 0:41.2 | I'm Sharon McBan and welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast. |
| 0:46.9 | Abby! Hello, my friend. Hey, how are you? It's so nice to be able to join me. |
| 0:53.6 | I've decided that I will be calling you Abigail. Oh, good. Is that like Abigail Adams? |
| 1:00.8 | Like Abigail Adams, one of my favorite first ladies. Oh good. So I invited you today because I have |
| 1:07.8 | a story that I think you're going to be interested in. I can't, I cannot even wait. This is like |
| 1:12.6 | up your alley. I think so. I think you're going to enjoy it. I feel like this story is going to tell |
| 1:18.3 | me a lot about what you think of me. No, no, there's nothing unselattering about you in it. |
| 1:26.8 | First of all, let me just ask you a couple questions. Do you know who William Rufus King is? |
| 1:34.7 | No, okay. I hardly know. Like I don't know five presidents off the top of my head. |
| 1:40.5 | I did not do well in school. I'm straight smart, but like, no. |
| 1:49.2 | Yeah, like as a teacher, you probably would have been like, let's put you like in the corner |
| 1:54.8 | because I would just talk to people. Yeah, no, I would have been your best friend, but I definitely |
| 2:00.1 | would have gotten a hard seat. Probably a D. So I also think it's funny that you think |
| 2:06.8 | that you have street smarts. I've got to wonder the other. Maybe I don't have either. |
| 2:16.3 | You like you talk. Yeah, I mean you talk. I mean Salt Lake City, you talk the least |
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