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Mar 2020
43m 37s

Scandal 34: The Blackmail of Lester Hunt

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In the 1950s, at the height of Communist paranoia, Republican Senators Styles Bridges and Joe Welker went after Democratic Senator Lester Hunt in an attempt to blackmail him into giving up his coveted seat in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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