SOME ODD PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES  "Separated By a Swinging Door"

SOME ODD PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS AND AIDES "Separated By a Swinging Door"

Author: Bruce Carlson December 1, 2025 Duration: 1:44:58
From the man who answered T.R.'s phone and maybe saved his life, to the secret "Sphinx" around Woodrow Wilson, to Coolidge's surprise enforcer. We look at all sorts of Presidential assistants and aides, both official ones and non-official ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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