EPISODE · Oct 29, 2024 · 39 MIN
How a Kansas City 'shoot-out' created the modern GOP
from A People's History of Kansas City · host Ben Bradford, Suzanne Hogan
In 1976, Kansas City, Missouri, was the unlikely host of a drama-filled Republican presidential convention that ended up defining the conservative agenda for decades to come. Incumbent President Gerald Ford found himself in a heated battle with then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan to win over delegates and obtain the party’s nomination. WFAE’s Ben Bradford tells the story of how this “shoot-out” shaped the modern GOP. (This episode comes to us from the podcast Landslide.)
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