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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Trump Shows Up In New Hampshire (1987) w/ Robert Fleegler
Description: It’s October 19th. This day in 1987, real estate mogul Donald Trump was invited to New Hampshire to give a speech to a local GOP group. He bragged about his accomplishments, drew a big crowd and — of course — teased a possible presidential run.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Robert Fleegler of the University Of Mississippi to discuss why Trump showed up in the early stages of the 1988 primary, and how his message then was almost exactly the same as his message now.
Robert’s latest book is “Brutal Campaign How the 1988 Election Set the Stage...