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Hello, Cleveland: Troy Senik on Man of Iron | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

Hello, Cleveland: Troy Senik on Man of Iron | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

FromUncommon Knowledge


Hello, Cleveland: Troy Senik on Man of Iron | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

FromUncommon Knowledge

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2022
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Podcast episode

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Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and the 24th president of the United States, the only man to win nonconsecutive terms in the Oval Office. In his new book, Man of Iron, author Troy Senik discusses Cleveland’s improbable rise from obscure lawyer in upstate New York to mayor of Buffalo, governor of New York, and finally, in 1885, president of the United States; followed by his subsequent loss of the White House in the election of 1888 to Benjamin Harrison, and his unprecedented—and as yet unrepeated—return to the Oval Office after beating Harrison in 1892. Senik also discusses Cleveland’s complicated personal life, why Cleveland helped pioneer the concept of limited government, and why he fiercely opposed the forces of American imperialism. Cleveland also fought against Congress and the political machines in place at the time, including the one in his own party, making him a true maverick long before that phrase was ever applied to politicians.
Released:
Dec 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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For more than two decades the Hoover Institution has been producing Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, a series hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson as an outlet for political leaders, scholars, journalists, and today’s big thinkers to share their views with the world.