A ‘90s Style Government Shutdown (Part 1) The Clinton Era

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Jan 16, 201930:43News & Politics

This episode of Whistlestop travels to April 1995 as President Bill Clinton and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich battle to define American democracy. Whistlestop is Slate ' s podcast about presidential history. Hosted...

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