1812. De wit and de wisdom of Dewitt Clinton.
Fail to the Chief
English - December 18, 2018 11:27 - 26 minutes - 24 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHistory Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When he ran for president in the midst of our most-forgotten major war, Dewitt Clinton was serving as both lieutenant governor of New York and Mayor of New York City - and he was both a Democratic-Republican and a Federalist. It was confusing times. How exactly did this canal-digging, city-building Magnus Apollo of a man lose to short, shriveled, sickly James Madison? Listen in to find out.