Eyewitness to Kent State Shootings: Paula Stone Tucker

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, History, Politics

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State killed 4 students and wounded 9. Paula Stone Tucker was a student going through her work and studies on campus when she witnessed a historic event. We talk about Kent State, how the 4 days unfolded, and get Paula Stone Tucker's take on events. She is the author of the book Surviving a Kent State Memoir. We are grateful to Ohio vs. the World Podcast for lending the story of another Kent State shooting survivor Dean Kahler. Sign up for Alex's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	As I was walking, I heard some pops and I thought they were firecrackers.
0:11.0	And I looked over my right shoulder and I could see the guard and
0:16.8	they were kneeling and there was smoke coming out of the ends of their guns. I want to begin today by encouraging you to purchase the book of our guests
0:48.7	surviving a Kent State memoir by Paula Stone Tucker. She was a witness to the May 4th 1970 shootings at
0:58.6	Kent State University and we're going to speak with her today on the program.
1:05.0	Her book, Surviving a Kent State memoir,
1:09.0	is available from Sunbury Press.
1:11.0	It's on Amazon, or you can get it directly at Sunbury Press. It's on Amazon or you can get it directly at
1:13.8	Sunbury Press.com. I also want to thank Ohio v. the world
1:19.7	podcast. Once again we found Alex Hastie's program to be very useful.
1:25.0	His very first episode that he did on his podcast is about Kent State, which of course is in Ohio.
1:31.0	Encourage you to listen to that programs that go into even more detail.
1:39.4	If you like, my history can beat up your politics and you want more.
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1:50.7	sign up for the extra podcast. There you're going to find some really great stuff in terms of
1:58.0	I mean when we did a podcast recently on 1988 election and I just have more that couldn't possibly fit
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2:09.8	things and archives of past podcasts and that aren't out there and On April 30th,
2:25.0	30th, President Nixon announces on national television
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