Dan Hesse
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first heard Dec 2025
last heard 11 Apr
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And I think also, Ford didn't want to be known as a dumb jock.
He did.
So he never let you know what a great athlete he was.
He kept his mouth shut.
So Jimmy Carter grew up on a farm, his parents' farm, which had a tennis court, like a dirt tennis court.
So he grew up liking tennis.
What did how the schedule to use the White House tennis courts tell us about Jimmy Carter's presidency?
We'll be back in a few minutes with the author of Power Players, Sports Politics and the American Presidency, Chris Silliza.
You can listen to our show worldwide on iHeartRadio or on your favorite podcast platform like Spotify or Apple.
This is Dan Hesse, and this is The Mentors Radio.
Welcome back.
This is Dan Hesse, and we are learning how presidents use sports to craft their image from Chris Silliza.
So Ronald Reagan was not a big sports fan, but he did follow one team.
Who is that?
Yeah, I think that's well said.
Reagan wasn't the first to bring championship teams, but he's the first one who really almost developed it into an art, being surrounded by winners is an important part of, we'll call it the presidential image.
And you lay that out pretty well in your book.
You talked about perhaps your favorite chapter was about President George H.W.
Bush and getting back to kind of the two best athletes.
Yeah.
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