Steely Executive Orders from Presidents Truman and Trump | The Oval Office
Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia
Slate Podcasts
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This Whistlestop visits April 24, 1952 when President Truman's executive powers are challenged by the courts.
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Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable (or even forgotten) moments from America’s presidential carnival.
Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.
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| 1:00.1 | Hello and welcome to Whistlestop a podcast of the presidency. I'm John Dickerson, |
| 1:05.6 | face the nation. |
| 1:06.6 | In 1952, President Truman faced a crisis against an implacable ideological global foe, bent on the destruction of the West and its lawful libertine ways. |
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