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He was a cautionary tale wrapped in a tuxedo and a wink.

That's what you could say about Jimmy Walker, the former mayor of New York City, a former New York State Senator, and a colorful character that nonetheless came into the nexus of Franklin Roosevelt's budding political career and not in a good way.

On Monday, we are going to have, by a swinging door, presidential aides and assistance,

a very long episode covering the history of all sorts of people the presidents bring into

the White House for good or for ill.

And what has happened in a lot of different cases, from Calvin Coolidge's surprising choice

of a fellow who had just been thrown out of Congress for selling jobs,

to Woodrow Wilson picking a colonel who wasn't really a colonel,

who told them what to do and eventually started treating with England and France in ways that

he didn't get permission for. We'll also talk about Chester Arthur's assistant, who nobody

knew about until 35 years later. All of these on the episode that's coming up Monday. But on the Patreon, okay?

On the Patreon, I've had a couple of heroes who have come in to help.

Thank you, Michael F.

Thank you, Lonnie C.

Thank you, Paul H.

Thank you, Mr. Tibbs.

Thank you, Young Kay. Thank you Richard S. Thank you David F.

Thank you, Monique H. Thank you, Lord K. Lloyd K. Thank you, Jeff G. Thank you, J.P.D.

Thank you, Masked Sanity. Thank you, Peter H. Thank you, Red Sunset Rose, Gabriel D., Brandon, Gregory, Gina B., Seth, Mason, Bob T., D. Saunders, of course, the great Richard Bay, K. Biggs, all sorts of people who have helped me out.

Sean S. Thank you all your heroes for joining the Patreon and helping this program out needed more than ever.

On that Patreon, we have a couple of specials,

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