Eric Meyers
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2,596 appearances
16 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 5d ago
Eric Meyers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But also because it's a rare example of a durable democracy in what has often been a conflicted region of the world.
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You might imagine that this makes Chile a success story in the eyes of the United States, and it is.
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but in the corridors of power, at the White House and Langley alike.
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There is another dimension weighing on people's minds.
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The Cold War.
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1970 is an election year for Chile.
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And one of the front runners to win the presidency is Salvador Allende.
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A medical doctor by trade, Allende is the leader of popular unity, a coalition of Marxist, Soist, and Communist parties.
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Allende has already failed three times in his bid to become president.
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But in the United States, there is a growing fear that this time the mood of Chile's electorate is changing.
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The concern runs so deep.
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That the CIA has been trying to shape the election's outcome.
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The first tool that the CIA deploys is a financial one.
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It pours money into Allende's opponents and into right-wing newspapers, hoping to tilt the race.
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But when the votes are counted, it soon becomes apparent that their efforts have been for nothing.
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Allende has won.
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In Washington, the reaction is immediate.
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The news reaches the Oval Office and President Nixon is furious.
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His fear isn't of Allende the man, but of Allende the symbol.
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democratically elected Marxist government in America's backyard.
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