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BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
The 1918 influenza pandemic killed more than 675,000 Americans, but President Woodrow Wilson never made a single public statement about it. Why? Here’s what happens when efforts to promote patriotism and suppress free speech collide with a deadly virus.
Released:
Sep 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (57)
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