A Historian's Perspective on White House Rivalries, From Truman to Trump
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🗓️ 22 October 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Today’s podcast features an interview that first appeared on our sister podcast "The Right Side of History." Co-host Jarrett Stepman speaks with presidential historian Tevi Troy about his most recent book "Fight House: Rivalries in the White House From Truman to Trump."
Troy describes how rivalries and conflict on the president's staff and Cabinet often have been instrumental in success or failure during an administration. The historian also addresses President Woodrow Wilson's mismanagement of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1917.
We also cover these stories:
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, says his state will assess an eventual coronavirus vaccine on its own.
- A federal appeals court rules 12-3 in favor of North Carolina’s plan to allow ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3 and arrive before Nov. 12.
- The maker of the pain medication OxyContin says it will plead guilty to federal charges as part of a settlement that includes over $8 billion in fines.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, October 22nd. I'm Virginia Allen. |
| 0:10.3 | And I'm Rachel Del Judas. Today's podcast features an interview from the right side of history with co-host Jarrett, Stuttman, and Fred Lucas. |
| 0:18.0 | Jarrett and Fred speak with presidential historian Tevy Troy about his most recent book, Fight House, rivalries in the White House from Truman |
| 0:25.1 | to Trump. |
| 0:26.1 | Don't forget. |
| 0:27.1 | If you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five star rating on |
| 0:31.6 | Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe. |
| 0:34.6 | Now on to our top news. Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom says that his state will assess the |
| 0:48.5 | coronavirus vaccine on its own. On Monday, Newsom said via Fox News, of course we won't take anyone's word for it, |
| 0:55.8 | saying that 11 doctors and scientists will analyze vaccines developed by the |
| 1:00.2 | Trump administration or vaccine developers. |
| 1:03.4 | On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled 12 to 3 |
| 1:07.3 | in favor of North Carolina's new voting plan |
| 1:10.5 | to allow balance to be counted that are postmarked by November 3rd and arrive |
| 1:15.1 | before November 12th. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Wynne wrote that the |
| 1:21.0 | change is simply an extension from three to nine days after |
| 1:25.7 | election day for a timely ballot to be received and counted that is all. |
| 1:31.5 | North Carolina usually counts absentee ballots that arrive in the three days following the election. But last month, the state decided to extend the window to nine days because of the increase in mail and votes |
| 1:44.4 | due to COVID-19. The North Carolina Republican Party and the Trump campaign |
| 1:49.5 | sued over the ballot counting extension. The three judges who dissented have asked the plaintiffs |
| 1:56.1 | to appeal to the Supreme Court. The maker of the pay medication, OxyContin, has said that it will |
| 2:01.2 | plead guilty to federal charges that is part of a settlement that includes more than $8 billion in fines. |
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