Jon Hagadorn interviews author Michael Paradis regarding his new besteller. Lots of stories & facts about the man who led us to victory in WWII

In August of 1946 the Democrat party was holding most of the state of Tennessee in an iron grip and had been for 10 years. Voters were being shot, beaten, and intimidated. Ballot box stuffing was the rule in many counties. Election integrity was non-existent. The corruption went all the way to Washington DC. The DOJ, the FBI, the Tennessee State Supreme Court- all turned a blind eye to the worst corruption ever witnessed in the south, ignoring desperate pleas for help looking into the problem and saying there was nothing wrong.

Many people were on the take. Local sheriffs and deputies aligned with the machine were driving expensive cars and in some cases pistol whipping and even shooting voters who objected to their methods at the polls.. It took a group of concerned and angry returning WWII vets to clean things up- and it took a fight against armed deputies who were holding innocent people hostage, along with the ballot boxes they had stuffed, in a county courthouse. When the bullets and finally dynamite rousted them out- the Democrat machine was finally broken and justice returned. to McMinn county.

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Some of todays memories: Pasadena, Arcadia, Santa Anita, Bugle Call, Heading for Illinois on my 7th birthday, the Studebaker, Yogi, Mickey Mantle, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Stewart, movies, Rock, top charts 1956, Exploring the woods and finding a cave, Huck Finn and more.

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We talk about Dsneyland,. the Mickey Mouse Club, the Amazon River Ride at Adventureland, My first contact with snow,

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We cover Chapter 1 -In The Beginning, a snapshot of life in CA in the early 50's, and Chapter 2, Growing up in Pasadena- watching the Rose Parade pass us on Colorado Blvd.

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Hello and welcome to my recollections of growing up across America in the 50's and 60's. I wrote this about ten years ago so my grandchildren could have a written record of what it was like growing up in America then. My hope is that you will be inspired to change things for the better today because you deserve better. All of you are invited to share your memories as well and here areb some wayws you can do it. You can email me at 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com, or post pictures and text at Facebook.com/americasbestoftimes.

An interview with co-authors Dr. Timothy and Laura Orr, discussing their new best-seller "Never Call Me A Hero", the story of Midway pilot Dusty Kleiss, who helped sink three Japanese ships at the Battle of Midway , which turned the tide of war in the Pacific in June of 1942.

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