Episode 254: The Card-Room Putsch

Episode 254: The Card-Room Putsch

April 20, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 254

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This episode discusses the efforts of Phoenix's businessmen and citizens to reform local government starting in 1942.

Starting in 1942, Phoenix’s leading businessmen and citizens decided that something had to be done about local government. Their efforts over the next seven years would completely revamp how the state capital was governed, and also help kick off the political career of one of the most famous of all Arizonans.

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