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FLORIDA MAN: The Go-Go Governorship of Claude Kirk - Part II: Boo Me!

FLORIDA MAN: The Go-Go Governorship of Claude Kirk - Part II: Boo Me!

FromMy History Can Beat Up Your Politics


FLORIDA MAN: The Go-Go Governorship of Claude Kirk - Part II: Boo Me!

FromMy History Can Beat Up Your Politics

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In his first and second years as an improbable GOP Governor in the South in the 1960's Kirk, tries out a new type of politics, at least new to the Sunshine State: confrontation. Equally with protestors, strikers, and polluters, he confronts them straight on. He also makes a miscalculation that will hurt his rep while he's winning a political victory.
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Released:
May 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.