David C. Broderick: San Francisco Boss Killed by David Terry in 1859
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!David C. Broderick was born in 1820 in Washington, D.C., blocks from the Capitol, where his Iris...
29 Sep 25min
Glenn H. Taylor: Singing Cowboy Senator, Bull Connor Arrest, Tin Toupee
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Glenn H. Taylor was born in 1904 in a Portland, Oregon, boarding house, the 12th of 13 children ...
29 Sep 24min
Carl Hayden: Arizona Sheriff Who Quietly Built the West Over 56 Years
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Carl Hayden was born in 1877 in the Arizona Territory, where his family ran a river ferry; his f...
29 Sep 18min
Scott Brown: Shoplifting Teen, Cosmo Centerfold, Kennedy Seat Upset
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Scott Brown grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, after his parents divorced when he was one, and...
29 Sep 24min
Richard Russell Jr.: School Lunch Act, Southern Caucus, Warren Commission
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Richard Russell Jr. was born in 1897 in Winder, Georgia, into a large family headed by Richard R...
29 Sep 23min
Alan Cranston: Sued by Hitler's Publisher, Nuclear Foe, Keating Five
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Alan Cranston was born in Palo Alto, California, in 1914, graduated from Stanford in 1936 and be...
29 Sep 22min
Thomas Hart Benton: The Jackson Brawl, Bloody Island Duels, Old Bullion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Thomas Hart Benton was born in North Carolina in 1782 and was expelled from the University of No...
29 Sep 22min
John Pastore: Tailor's Son, First Italian American Senator, Mr. Rogers
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!John Pastore was born in 1907 in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, the ...
29 Sep 20min
