Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia

October Surprise, the 1964 Edition

With this Whistlestop John Dickerson revisits October 7, 1964 and the October surprise of the Johnson-Goldwater Presidential race.
Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential
campaign history. Hosted by our political correspondent and Political
Gabfest panelist John
Dickerson, each installment will revisit a
memorable (or even a forgotten) moment from America's quadrennial
carnival.
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John Dickerson of Slate’s Political Gabfest revisits a moment from the American carnival of politics. Hear about the grand speeches, emergency strategies, baby kissing, and backstabbing that make each presidential cycle so fascinating.