About this episode
He’s a symbol of patriotism, protest, and power. But behind the red, white, and blue is a real man—and a disputed American origin story. How did a real guy go from meatpacker to meme, to personification of a nation and, eventually, the most famous Army recruiter in history?
I WANT YOU… to listen and find out.
Guests:
Frank Blazich, curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian's National Musuem of American History
Kathy Sheehan, executive director of the Hart Cluett Museum in Troy, New York; The Redela County and Troy City historian
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