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The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby

The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby

FromThe History Hour


The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby

FromThe History Hour

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, how former US President George Bush Senior took on the all-powerful National Rifle Association; the murder of the campaigning Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; and how a Soviet submarine got stuck on a Swedish rock during the Cold War. Plus, the Cockney pilot who became known as the "King of Lampedusa" during World War Two.



(Photo: President George Bush Senior. Credit: Bachrach/Getty Images)
Released:
Jun 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.