
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


When you read about the political history of Illinois, you often see the word "corruption." For instance, from January 1961 until January 2009 Illinois citizens elected 8 different men to be their governor. Four of those eventually went to prison, all convicted after they were out of office. Our guest this week, Robert Hartley, has written 11 books about the politicians of Illinois, including one titled "Power, Purpose & Prison." Mr. Hartley writes that these men met their downfall under different circumstances. He asks: "Where did they go wrong?" and "Were they able to recover self-respect in spite of their punishment?"
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By C-SPAN4.7
185185 ratings
When you read about the political history of Illinois, you often see the word "corruption." For instance, from January 1961 until January 2009 Illinois citizens elected 8 different men to be their governor. Four of those eventually went to prison, all convicted after they were out of office. Our guest this week, Robert Hartley, has written 11 books about the politicians of Illinois, including one titled "Power, Purpose & Prison." Mr. Hartley writes that these men met their downfall under different circumstances. He asks: "Where did they go wrong?" and "Were they able to recover self-respect in spite of their punishment?"
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6,689 Listeners

247 Listeners

259 Listeners

1,133 Listeners

1,562 Listeners

1,129 Listeners

260 Listeners

92 Listeners

1,119 Listeners

747 Listeners

2,001 Listeners

754 Listeners

97 Listeners

8,052 Listeners

4,047 Listeners

40 Listeners

380 Listeners

20 Listeners

45 Listeners

50 Listeners

2 Listeners