What is bag man by Rachel Maddow?
In her first original podcast, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow goes back 45 years to dig into a story that got overshadowed in its day. There’s intrigue. Corruption. Envelopes of cash delivered to the White House. It’s a story that’s not well known, but it probably should be. Especially today. Bag Man. A Rachel Maddow podcast from MSNBC.
What is bag man?
The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon’s White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come–with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow’s Peabody Award-nominated podcast. “Both a thriller and a history book, Bag Man is a triumph of storytelling.’
What happened to Rachel Maddow's first podcast?
In her first original podcast, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow goes back 45 years to dig into a story that got overshadowed in its day. There’s intrigue. Corruption.
What is bag ma n about?
“ Bag Ma n is a super-entertaining page-turner about a mostly forgotten–yet hugely important–chapter of American history that played out right in the shadow of Watergate. It’s a deeply wild tale of greed, criminality, and corruption infecting the highest levels of our government.
What was Agnew's PR strategy?
Agnew now had lawyers like Marty London who were fighting his battles in court, but Agnew himself had devised a very specific PR strategy for his own survival: a full-frontal assault on the Justice Department that was investigating him. Attack the investigators in order to discredit the investigation.
Who said I don't give a damn if Agnew is guilty as John Dillinger?
That was Republican Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona talking about a lesser member of the Attorney General's office. He’d later say, "I don't give a damn if Agnew is as guilty as John Dillinger.". In his view, Agnew was getting railroaded... railroaded by the press and by the Justice Department.
Is Agnew innocent?
Agnew says he is innocent, a member of his staff said today “you are probably going to hear more that is terribly serious.”. The President of the United States was already under investigation in Watergate. And now the Vice President was the subject of a criminal bribery-and-extortion investigation of his own.
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"Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz expand on their riveting podcast to create a work both scholarly and disturbing in its parallels to current events."--Preet Bharara, New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice and host of the podcast Stay Tuned with Preet
Love history? Love politics? READ THIS!
A very interesting and in-depth look at a forgotten scandal. If you enjoy politics, this is a great book. If you listened to the Bag Man Podcast, this is still a beneficial read.
Don't bother
Here is a quote from 12/23/20's The Rachel Maddow Show, "If you helped the President in his efforts to benefit from, then downplay, then obstruct the investigation into Russia helping him get elected in 2016.
