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🗓️ 3 December 2024
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What would you do if your best friend became president of the United States? That's exactly what happened to Harry H. Vaughan. In this episode, John Robert Greene talks about how Vaughan took advantage of that opportunity.
LITTLE HELPERS: HARRY VAUGHAN, HIS CRONIES, AND CORRUPTION IN THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Helpers-Vaughan-Corruption-Administration/dp/0826223168
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1:17.8 | Thank you. Every president is supported by a group of advisors, and the closest, most trusted advisors are usually referred to as the inner circle. |
1:21.9 | And a lot of these people, people who might not be super famous, can still wield a lot of power and have a big impact on history |
1:30.6 | because of their proximity to the president, the most powerful person in the world. |
1:36.0 | Imagine if your best friend became president. |
1:38.9 | How do you think you'd treat them or her? |
1:41.2 | Would you try to influence them? |
1:42.9 | That's the opportunity that these guys were given. And |
1:46.2 | sometimes that influence can be very good for a president and for the country. And sometimes it |
1:52.2 | might not be so good. Some of these people end up being pretty controversial. And in these |
1:58.6 | situations, someone's friendship with the president can end up having |
2:02.3 | major implications for the country. In this episode, we talk about one of those relationships. |
2:08.1 | It's about someone who has been relatively forgotten, but at one point, this man had an influence |
2:13.8 | on the president. That man was Harry Vaughn, and that president was his good friend, |
2:19.7 | Harry Truman. Our guest today has written a fascinating book about Vaughn and Truman. It's titled |
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