In the inaugural episode of Slate's bite-sized podcast about presidential campaign history, chief political correspondent John Dickerson returns to the New Hampshire debate that electrified Ronald Reagan's race for the White House in 1980. Recommended for fans of Slate's Political Gabfest and American political history.
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The Worst Answer to "Why Do You Want to Be President?" in Campaign History
Bill Clinton, There for You Till the Last Dog Dies
Truman Defeats Dewey, an Upset for the Ages
One of the Great Train Wrecks of All Time
Ford, Reagan, and the 1976 RNC
Ford, Reagan, and the Halloween Massacre
The Mulligan Letters
Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?
Eisenhower, Taft, and the Wizard of Ooze
Eisenhower, Taft, and the Texas Steal
Vote for Muskie or He'll Cry
The Art of Political Umbrage-Taking
George Romney's "Ghetto Tour"
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