About this episode

The episode discusses Smedley Darlington Butler's significant role in preserving democracy during a critical moment in American history.

This is a story about the greatest American you've probably never heard about in the greatest political scandal you've probably never heard about. Smedley Darlington Butler - Old Gimlet Eye, The Fighting Quaker - might through his devotion to democracy have saved the US nation at a crucial moment in history. In fact, had he chosen differently the entire world we live in today might have been changed for the worse. By and with Francis Lundh

People in this episode

Host: Francis Lundh

Topics covered

• anti-war movement
• democracy
• American history
• political scandal
• military history

Keywords

• Smedley Butler
• anti-war general
• democracy
• political scandal
• American history

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