WALTER JENKINS: THE LAST-MINUTE NEAR-SCANDAL OF THE 1964 ELECTION

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The October Surprise scandal that could have been, but almost brought down LBJ. What it says about history and today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	October 7th, 1964,
0:37.2	and aides of the President of the United States are working late to please the boss, especially one aide.
0:43.5	Walter Jenkins, a Texas farm boy who had now been a Washington fixture for 30 years.
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