Notes of 1884: Thoughts on That Election, and the Current One

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

Politics, History, News

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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We discuss the tight election that elected the first Democratic President in 25 years and some comparisons and contrasts to the current election. A President's umbrella, salutes for his "big foot," chain-armor clad parades, and the importance of a concern for the "general weal." all in this episode. Music by Stephan Siebert, About Life. 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.
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0:35.0	There's an image that I have trouble getting out of my head,
0:38.0	and it's of the inauguration day in 1889.
0:41.0	Benjamin Harrison is in the Even then when the inauguration date was March, you still had a lot of occasions for either snow or rain on presidential inaugurations and Benjamin Harrison got the latter.
1:02.0	Just a relentless rain and they have to do the ceremony,
1:05.8	so everyone is there in their cloaks and their umbrellas.
1:09.9	But it won't do to have the new president holding an umbrella.
1:13.0	Someone must hold it for him.
1:15.4	So who does?
1:16.5	It's the current president, Grover Cleveland.
1:19.4	His hat in one hand, an umbrella in the other,
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