Chatting with the Authors of Judicial Notice: Samuel Jones Tilden: Lawyer, Statesman, and Victim of Fate — Podcast #26

Judicial Notice Editor in Chief Hon. Helen E. Freedman sits down with podcast host Dr. Eric van der Vort for a conversation on the subject of her Issue 18 article: Samuel Jones Tilden. The two discuss Tilden’s early years, his contributions to New York’s legal community (including breaking up Boss Tweed’s ring), and, of course, Tilden’s presidential bid in the 1876 election. The 1876 election was highly contested at the time — tune in to learn why!