EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 59 MIN
Thomas R Marshall: The Hoosier Vice President Who Didn't Seize Power
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Thomas R. Marshall was vice president in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson suffered debilitating strokes that created a crisis. Before that, Marshall had been a popular governor of Indiana who is remembered for his wit, including the line: "What the country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar." Nelson's guest is Ray Boomhower of the Indiana Historical Society.
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