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Follow Nixon's rocky but relentless climb to the presidency, plus a firsthand martini story.
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In this episode
- How Nixon navigated the path to the presidency after 1960
- The inside story of encouraging Nixon to run against Ronald Reagan
- A personal account of sharing martinis with Nixon instead of cocktail history
- What it looked like to be in the room with Nixon during his political comeback
About this episode
Nixon's road to the Presidency, as we've already seen in the 1960 election, was at times rocky but always steady. And we've officially reached Craig's "Forrest Gump days," in which he encouraged Nixon to run for President against Ronald Reagan. Plus, in lieu of a cocktail history...hear the history of the time Craig had martinis with Nixon!
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About History. Rated R.
Let's be honest. History is full of f*cked up sh*t. But what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Have a drink with your host, actor and writer Will Sterling, and his more qualified former Presidential Speechwriting co-host, Dr. Craig Smith.
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