Edward Larson: "A Magnificent Catastrophe" (Free Press)

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Edward Larson: "A Magnificent Catastrophe" (Free Press)

The controversial presidential election of 1800 between John Adams and his vice president Thomas Jefferson spawned the two-party system we have today. We'll discuss the bitter campaign that resulted in Jefferson winning the White House...

The controversial presidential election of 1800 between John Adams and his vice president Thomas Jefferson spawned the two-party system we have today. We'll discuss the bitter campaign that resulted in Jefferson winning the White House and how it changed American politics forever.

Guests

Edward Larson

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of history and law at Pepperdine University.

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