Tom Watson Gordy: How One Uncle’s Adventures Inspired Jimmy Carter to Join the Navy
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Former President Jimmy Carter has dedicated his life to public service, but even now few people know what exactly inspired him. Join Ben, Noel and special guest Ryan as they explore the astonishing adventures of Carter’s Uncle Tom Gordy — and how one man’s letter home set Carter on a path that would eventually lead to the presidency.
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| 0:00.0 | Ridiculous History is a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. |
| 0:29.5 | Thank you so much for tuning in today. |
| 0:32.8 | As you know, we are big fans of presidential trivia, obscure presidential facts, more untold |
| 0:41.1 | and dare I say ridiculous stories throughout the history of this fine nation of ours. |
| 0:47.8 | I'm Ben. |
| 0:48.8 | These here United States Ben. |
| 0:50.1 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:51.1 | The very same. |
| 0:52.1 | Maybe, no. |
| 0:53.1 | All things being equal. |
| 0:54.1 | Yes. |
| 0:55.1 | And where would we be without our super producer, Casey Pagrin? |
| 0:58.8 | Let's give it up for him. |
| 1:01.6 | And long time listeners, you may recall that in our most recent presidential episode, |
| 1:07.9 | we explored the story of George Washington's little known but incredibly formative adventures |
| 1:14.2 | in Barbados. |
| 1:15.2 | Short time listeners, even. |
| 1:16.2 | That was only like three episodes ago. |
| 1:17.6 | That's true. |
| 1:18.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:19.6 | And I wonder, let us know if you actually listen to these in order, if you just jump |
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