1990: Bush vs. Broccoli

About this episode

This episode discusses the controversy surrounding George H.W. Bush's broccoli ban on Air Force One in 1990.

In March 1990, a story broke that shocked the nation: George H.W. Bush had banned broccoli from Air Force One. The frenzy that came next would change the fate of a vegetable—and maybe even alter the course of a presidency. This episode was written by Olivia Briley and Josh Levin, One Year’s editorial director. One Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung. This episode was produced by Olivia Briley and Kelly Jones. It was edited by Joel Meyer and Evan Chung. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is senior technical director. Join Slate Plus to get a special behind-the-scenes conversation at the end of our season about how we put together our 1990 stories. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Levin

Topics covered

• politics
• food
• presidency
• media
• cultural impact

Keywords

• George H.W. Bush
• broccoli
• Air Force One
• 1990
• political controversy

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Organizations: Slate, Acast

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