EPISODE · Nov 1, 2018 · 13 MIN
The Song That Crossed Party Lines
from Radio Diaries · host Radio Diaries & Radiotopia
Our country is so politically polarized these days, it’s hard to remember a time when Republicans and Democrats could agree on anything at all. In today’s episode, we’re going back almost 80 years, to another extremely polarized moment in American history. It was 1940, and the U.S. was deeply divided about engaging in World War II. Franklin Roosevelt was running for his third term, facing a Republican challenger, Wendell Wilkie. But that election season, the Republican Party, The Democrats, and even the Communist Party managed to agree on one thing: A song. It was called “Ballad for Americans.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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