It’s October 22nd. On this day in 1955, President Eisenhower was recovering from a serious heart attack the month before.

Jody and Niki are joined by William Hitchcock of UVA to discuss the incident and how a president’s inner circle handles the press and questions of succession when the Commander In Chief is sick.

Will Hitchcock’s new podcast is called “Democracy In Danger.”

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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