MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (2003) w/ Noreen Malone
Bush's Mission Accomplished speech backfires
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Show Notes
It’s May 2nd. This day in 2003 (actually, May 1st) President George W. Bush gave a speech about the Iraq War on the USS Abraham Lincoln in front of a large banner reading “Mission Accomplished.”
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Slate’s Noreen Malone to discuss the stagecraft of the speech, and how it came at a moment when many people inside and outside the administration still felt as if the Iraq War was a justified and successful effort.
Be sure to listen to the new season of SLOW BURN, hosted by Noreen, all about the run-up to the War in Iraq.
Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory
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