1916. Charles Evans Hughes, the Beard we can Believe in.
Fail to the Chief
English - April 02, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHistory Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Thom looks at one of the best presidential losers of all time, Charles Evans Hughes. He lost to Woodrow Wilson by only about six thousand votes, but it's all good - he went on to serve as both Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, so don't feel too bad.