My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

It's 1993. A new President jogs through his first year, with an unexperienced staff and a hostile White House press corps.
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A look at the histories and realities of breaking up trusts, from T.R.'s era to the present.
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The writer Thomas Wolfe, known for his large novels and spewing prose, was a fan of Germany. On a trip there for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he found joy and worry. Initially he admired the changes, but would soon change his opinion after a series of events and a near run-in with Hitler himself.

He didn't live to see the true extent of Nazism, but left a warning for history.

[One note: Thomas Wolfe, the 1930's author should not be confused with Bonfire of the Vanities author Tom Wolfe. Also a good author, different guy.]



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In answering a question about JFK's health and its role in Lyndon Johnson's decision to accept the Vice Presidency, Bruce takes a look at the people and factors surrounding Johnson's decision, Kennedy's motivations, Eisenhower's indirect role, and the confusing hours in a Los Angeles hotel that changed history.
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Why talk about LBJ? There's a few reasons.
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