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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Pence Gets Booed At "Hamilton" (2016)
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It’s November 16th. This day in 2016, Vice President-elect Mike Pence attends a performance of the hit Broadway show “Hamilton,” where he is booed by the audience before the show; and after the show the cast reads him a statement of protest.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how this story played out in 2016, what we make of it now — and why Pence was at “Hamilton” to begin with.
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