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Lyndon Johnson's Camel Driver - UI Podcast #043
Lyndon Johnson's Camel Driver - UI Podcast #043
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2011
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Podcast episode
Description
On May 20, 1961, then US Vice President Lyndon Johnson was on a goodwill tour of Asia. While pressing the flesh in Karachi, Pakistan, Johnson had a casual conversation with a camel driver named Bashir Ahmad. The next thing you know, Bashir was on his way to the United States in the feel-good news story of 1961. Also find out what everyday product Hyman Lipman invented, the Florida councilman frightened by a snake, the NY Aquarium's April Fool problem, and Smell-o-vision. Retrosponsor: Squibb Dental Creme.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 14, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
UI #6 - U.S. Camel Corp: As the U.S. expanded into the Southwest, the heat and lack of water prevented long-term use of horses. The federal government found camels to be the perfect solution. While the camel experiment was successful, it ended just as quickly as it began. by Useless Information Podcast