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The History Happy Hour: Hail To The Celebrity
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In today's episode we examine the link between power and celebrity with the tales of America's first celebrity President, George Washington, and it's second.Andrew Jackson. We dissect the surreal scene of a meeting between Nixon and Elvis then dive headfirst into an inefficient White House that used stagecraft brilliantly. It's Tom Selleck, Mr. T, Webster, and Donald Trump's pathetic speech in front of West Point on this week's episode!
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Manage episode 264527300 series 2698141
In today's episode we examine the link between power and celebrity with the tales of America's first celebrity President, George Washington, and it's second.Andrew Jackson. We dissect the surreal scene of a meeting between Nixon and Elvis then dive headfirst into an inefficient White House that used stagecraft brilliantly. It's Tom Selleck, Mr. T, Webster, and Donald Trump's pathetic speech in front of West Point on this week's episode!
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyhappyhour/support29 episodes
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