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Chester Arthur is a president most Americans would struggle to even recognize AS a president. But this foppish fiend of the White House was known for extravagant clothing, wicked sideburns, and rooting out the spoils system in the United States. Check out this episode for a crash course on an often-forgot president!Sources – <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-original-birther-controversy/">1</a> <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68824/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-chester-arthur">2</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/us-president/chester-a-arthur#early-life">3</a> <a href="https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2009/10/president-chester-a-arthur-and-the-birthers-1880%E2%80%99s-style/">4</a> <a href="https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20090817/News/908170337">5</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/chester-a-arthur/">6</a> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/presidents-arthur/">7</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chester-A-Arthur">8</a> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/chester-a-arthur">9</a> <a href="https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=48">10</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pendleton-Civil-Service-Act">11</a> <a href="https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/april-4-1882-veto-chinese-exclusion-act">12</a> <a href="https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/chester-a-arthur-assimilation-his-answer-for-great-permanent-problem-of-indians">13</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXd7xf5h_V0&t=18s">14</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9_R85JJfcw">15</a> <a href="http://archive.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2009/08/17/chester_arthur_rumor_still_lingers_in_vermont/">16</a>Consider <a href="https://patreon.com/CuttingClassPodcast">Supporting us on Patreon</a> for exclusive content and swag!<a href="http://cuttingclasspodcast.com/home/">Visit our website for more info!</a><br />

Chester Arthur is a president most Americans would struggle to even recognize AS a president. But this foppish fiend of the White House was known for extravagant clothing, wicked sideburns, and rooting out the spoils system in the United States. Check out this episode for a crash course on an often-forgot president!Sources – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Consider Supporting us on Patreon for exclusive content and swag!Visit our website for more info!

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Chester Arthur is a president most Americans would struggle to even recognize AS a president. But this foppish fiend of the White House was known for extravagant clothing, wicked sideburns, and rooting out the spoils system in the United States. Check out this episode for a crash course on an often-forgot president!Sources – <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-original-birther-controversy/" rel="noopener noreferrer">1</a> <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68824/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-chester-arthur" rel="noopener noreferrer">2</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/us-president/chester-a-arthur#early-life" rel="noopener noreferrer">3</a> <a href="https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2009/10/president-chester-a-arthur-and-the-birthers-1880%E2%80%99s-style/" rel="noopener noreferrer">4</a> <a href="https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20090817/News/908170337" rel="noopener noreferrer">5</a> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/chester-a-arthur/" rel="noopener noreferrer">6</a> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/presidents-arthur/" rel="noopener noreferrer">7</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chester-A-Arthur" rel="noopener noreferrer">8</a> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/chester-a-arthur" rel="noopener noreferrer">9</a> <a href="https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&amp;doc=48" rel="noopener noreferrer">10</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pendleton-Civil-Service-Act" rel="noopener noreferrer">11</a> <a href="https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/april-4-1882-veto-chinese-exclusion-act" rel="noopener noreferrer">12</a> <a href="https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/chester-a-arthur-assimilation-his-answer-for-great-permanent-problem-of-indians" rel="noopener noreferrer">13</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXd7xf5h_V0&amp;t=18s" rel="noopener noreferrer">14</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9_R85JJfcw" rel="noopener noreferrer">15</a> <a href="http://archive.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2009/08/17/chester_arthur_rumor_still_lingers_in_vermont/" rel="noopener noreferrer">16</a>Consider&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/CuttingClassPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supporting us on Patreon</a>&nbsp;for exclusive content and swag!<a href="http://cuttingclasspodcast.com/home/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit our website for more info!</a><br>

149 – A Dandy Fop for a President

Jess and Joe provide a humorous and thoughtful approach so some of the lesser known or poorly explained stories of history.  These two history teachers will set the record straight and unveil some fascinating and lesser known stories of American and World History

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Jess and Joe provide a humorous and thoughtful approach so some of the lesser known or poorly explained stories of history. These two history teachers will set the record straight and unveil some fascinating and lesser known stories of American and World History

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