Professor Nicole Hemmer

I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb, and on not just the Tudors from History Hit, we do admittedly cover quite a lot of Tudors, from the rise of Henry VII to the death of Henry VIII, from Anne Boleyn to her daughter Elizabeth I. But we also do lots that's not Tudors. Murderers, mistresses, pirates and witches. Clues in the title, really.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit, wherever you get your podcasts.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit, wherever you get your podcasts.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit, wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb, and on not just the Tudors from History Hit, we do admittedly cover quite a lot of Tudors, from the rise of Henry VII to the death of Henry VIII, from Anne Boleyn to her daughter Elizabeth I. But we also do lots that's not Tudors. Murderers, mistresses, pirates and witches. Clues in the title, really.

I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb, and on not just the Tudors from History Hit, we do admittedly cover quite a lot of Tudors, from the rise of Henry VII to the death of Henry VIII, from Anne Boleyn to her daughter Elizabeth I. But we also do lots that's not Tudors. Murderers, mistresses, pirates and witches. Clues in the title, really.

I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb, and on not just the Tudors from History Hit, we do admittedly cover quite a lot of Tudors, from the rise of Henry VII to the death of Henry VIII, from Anne Boleyn to her daughter Elizabeth I. But we also do lots that's not Tudors. Murderers, mistresses, pirates and witches. Clues in the title, really.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit wherever you get your podcasts.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit wherever you get your podcasts.

So follow not just the Tudors from History Hit wherever you get your podcasts.

Thanks so much for having me. I'm thrilled to be back.

Thanks so much for having me. I'm thrilled to be back.

Thanks so much for having me. I'm thrilled to be back.

Absolutely. And that's something that you could see throughout his congressional career. He was really respected as someone that everyone liked, didn't cause a lot of controversy, didn't cause a lot of waves. And indeed, when Nixon had to find and appoint a replacement for Spiro Agnew after he resigned, the Watergate investigation had been heating up. And Speaker of the House, Carl Albert,

Absolutely. And that's something that you could see throughout his congressional career. He was really respected as someone that everyone liked, didn't cause a lot of controversy, didn't cause a lot of waves. And indeed, when Nixon had to find and appoint a replacement for Spiro Agnew after he resigned, the Watergate investigation had been heating up. And Speaker of the House, Carl Albert,

Absolutely. And that's something that you could see throughout his congressional career. He was really respected as someone that everyone liked, didn't cause a lot of controversy, didn't cause a lot of waves. And indeed, when Nixon had to find and appoint a replacement for Spiro Agnew after he resigned, the Watergate investigation had been heating up. And Speaker of the House, Carl Albert,

urged Nixon to pick someone that everyone liked. That was really what he urged. And he said, the person I encourage you to do, the one that everyone likes, is Gerald Ford.

urged Nixon to pick someone that everyone liked. That was really what he urged. And he said, the person I encourage you to do, the one that everyone likes, is Gerald Ford.

urged Nixon to pick someone that everyone liked. That was really what he urged. And he said, the person I encourage you to do, the one that everyone likes, is Gerald Ford.

Yeah, so the 1948 elections, especially in Congress, are really significant. You've got a very divided Democratic Party. And so the Democrats are really dividing between their southern wing. You have the Dixiecrats that kind of storm out of that convention. And so the Democratic Party is starting to come undone around some issues, especially around race in the aftermath of the war.