If a Wall Falls | The 20th Century
Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia
Slate Podcasts
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2018
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to November 9, 1989, when East and West Berliners took sledgehammers to the Berlin Wall and President H.W. George Bush refrained from making grandiose statements about American-style Democracy.
Whistlestop is Slate's podcast about presidential history. Hosted by Political Gabfest host John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable moments from America's presidential carnival.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald and Elizabeth Hinson.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Meta for Work. |
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| 0:30.0 | 78 countries are contributing to Operation Desert Shield from New Zealand. |
| 0:38.0 | Socks. |
| 0:40.0 | Socks ranging in size 6 over here all the way through 12. |
| 0:45.0 | Now six is small. |
| 0:47.0 | Well, that's kind of big, ma'am, 10 and a half, right in there. |
| 0:50.0 | Could wear a tan down here. Wouldn't be prudent. |
| 0:54.0 | Hello and welcome to Whistlestop, a podcast of the presidency. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm John Dickerson, co-host of CBS this morning. |
| 1:01.0 | In early November, of CBS this morning. |
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