At the Heart of the President's Heart | The Presidency
Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia
Slate Podcasts
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2017
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Whistlestop is Slate's podcast about presidential history. Hosted by political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable (or even forgotten) moments from America's Presidential carnival.
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Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.
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| 1:10.0 | Hello and welcome to Whistle Stop. It's a podcast of the presidency. I'm John Dickerson of Face the Nation. |
| 1:19.0 | During the period between October 19, 19, and 1955, September, 1955, that is, four of seven presidents |
| 1:27.6 | either had a heart attack or a stroke while president, Wilson, Harding, FDR D.R. and Eisenhower. |
| 1:32.6 | Some presidents, like Eisenhower, had a heart attack and a stroke. |
| 1:36.0 | It was enough to make you think the office was too much for one man. |
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