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Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia
Slate Podcasts
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2017
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
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.
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Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.
Email: whistlestop@slate.com
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| 0:46.8 | Bluetooth and internet connection required. |
| 0:48.8 | You must be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. |
| 0:53.0 | Hello and welcome to Whistlestop, a podcast of the presidency. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm John Dickerson of Faith the Nation. |
| 1:01.0 | It's February 27th. face the nation. |
| 1:04.0 | It's February 27, 1954, and the long-eared Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson has the power |
| 1:10.0 | of the Eisenhower presidency in his pocket. |
| 1:13.0 | And maybe the power for all future presidencies |
| 1:15.7 | when it comes to acting in foreign affairs. |
| 1:19.3 | He had that power in the form of a tally sheet |
| 1:22.0 | for a vote on a constitutional amendment that was |
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