Getting Prepared to Go Face-to-Face with the Toughest Admiral in Navy History
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Toti, former captain of the USS Indianapolis submarine, tells the story of his experience with Admiral Hyman Rickover—the father of the nuclear navy.
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