George Wallace: The Voice of White Resentment
Long Shots
English - April 30, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBPolitics News History joe biden rainbow coalition molly jong-fast right wing media cnn politics larry king carl cameron herman cain eugene debs inside voices Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1972, Alabama Governor George Wallace ran for president and tapped into a strain of white resentment towards Civil Rights legislation and court-mandated bussing. When he was shot on the campaign trail, President Nixon saw an opportunity to derail Wallace’s surging political momentum and embarrass the Democratic Party. With never before heard White House audio, Long Shots uncovers a little-known criminal conspiracy hatched a month before the bungled break-in at the Watergate Hotel.
WARNING: Includes a historical figure's use of a racial epithet.
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