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Smiling Like He Meant It: Vice President Schuyler Colfax

Smiling Like He Meant It: Vice President Schuyler Colfax

FromMy History Can Beat Up Your Politics


Smiling Like He Meant It: Vice President Schuyler Colfax

FromMy History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Last week we looked at Thomas Hendricks as part of our summer look at Vice Presidents. Today we look at his Indiana political opposite, Schuyler Colfax, GOP Vice President under Grant for his first term and [notably] not for Grant's second. Hero, smiler, progressive-minded politician, crook, orator, storyteller, friend to Lincoln. These are the labels that have been put on this forgotten Vice President of the United States.
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Released:
Aug 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. Bruce Carlson applies as much historical context as possible to politics and while he's at it, tells a few stories.