THE MAYOR AND THE LITTLE OLD LADY - 1935

THE MAYOR AND THE LITTLE OLD LADY - 1935

Author: Forgotten News Podcast November 4, 2018 Duration: 12:37
A story about an incident in the life of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York City in 1935, and how it directly pertains to the people of the U.S., right now, in 2018.   HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Manning, Brennan, The Ragamuffin Gospel (2008). Cerf, Bennett, Try and Stop Me (1944), p. 268-269. McCullough, Donald, Say Please, Say Thank You: The Respect We Owe One Another (1999), p. 159-160.   GUEST VOICES: Narrator (Featured Story) - Scott Ennis of Stories of Yore Podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted , the host of the Already Gone podcast. Outro Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of Forgotten News Podcast and Whispered True Stories Podcast. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest I Knew A Guy The Curtain Rises Public Domain The Land Is Your Land (ukulele instrumental) - Capotastomusic.   SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org: Applause   OUTRO APHORISM: Mencken, H.L., Notes on Democracy (1926) (slight paraphrase of original sentence). Often mis-attributed to the late Gov. Alfred E. ("Al") Smith of New York.   T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY!  CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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