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Dr. John Lappie: Which President had a Pet Raccoon Named Rebecca?
Dr. John Lappie: Which President had a Pet Raccoon Named Rebecca?

What kind of control can a local municipality have over and resist federal government policies and its local presence?

What can we make of SOS Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference?

On George Washington’s birthday, we ask ‘What can we learn from his presidency, and what would our past presidents think of our country today?

Plymouth State University, Dr. John Lappie joins Host Jeff Chidester to discuss these points and share his observations. Dr.. Lappie shares an interesting story (and hilarious) about President Calvin Collige.

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