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Gerald Ford: The Unelected President
Episode 281

Gerald Ford: The Unelected President

American History Hit · History Hit

May 22, 202541m 1s

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<p>Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. He was handed a poisoned chalice and for many he's only remembered as the butt of Saturday Night Live. But there's much more to his story.</p><br><p>Don's guest is Professor Kathryn Brownell, author of <em>24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News</em>.</p><br><p>Edited by Tim Arstall, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>