In our most noided episode yet, we follow Gerald Ford to Yale University where he first worked as a coach before studying in the law school. He spent several formative years in New Haven, from 1935-1941, overlapping with such figures as CIA Counterintelligence Chief James Jesus Angleton, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Supreme Court Justices Potter Stewart and Byron White, and many more.

We dig deep into the whole Yale milieu of the time - how curious that Jerry finds himself in the land of Boola Boola at the same time as many of the godfathers of the American intelligence apparatus.

At Yale, Jerry joins the original America First Committee, networking with true American elites and situating himself politically on the opposite side of the Roosevelt administration. We'll reveal the surprising identity of the faculty advisor for the Committee - a name that will have true heads' jaws on the floor.

(THANK YOU to TIMOTHY CLEARY for the incredible build-up music in that sequence!!)

But Jerry wasn't spending all his time as a coach/law student in the library, he spent a good deal of time in NYC with his model girlfriend. Indeed, he dabbled in modeling himself. He dabbled in modeling so much, listener, that he got involved with one of the real godfathers of American modeling and publicity, a man with surprising links to intelligence of his own...

Welcome to Fourth Reich Archaeology!

This episode provides an exegesis on the idea and concept behind the podcast - namely, that the global capitalist world order led by the United States represents a continuation of the Nazi quest for world domination and total control. Indeed, we posit that the current US-led world marks a stage in a continuous process dating back at least to the age of European "exploration" and conquest, through the "enlightenment" and industrial revolution, and into the long 20th century.

We also provide a sneak peek at what's to come next in Fourth Reich Archaeology: "Jerryworld" - our first series delving into the life and times of Gerald Ford.

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Further Reading:

Christopher Simpson, "Blowback"

Christopher Simpson, "The Splendid Blond Beast"

David Talbot, "The Devil's Chessboard"

George Seldes, "Facts and Fascism"

E.H. Cokeridge, "Gehlen: Spy of the Century"

Music:

Beanie Sigel, "The Truth"

Manu Chao, "Rainin' in Paradize"

David Bowie, "We Are the Dead"

KRS-ONE, "The Truth"

Partido Comunista de Uruguay, "La Internacional"

Paul Robeson, "Soviet National Anthem"

Cabaret (Movie Soundtrack), "Tomorrow Belongs to Me"

The Kinks, "Money-go-round"

Graham Nash, "Chicago"

Angleton's Orchids (covering Bob Dylan), "With God on Our Side"

Clips:

"Winter Soldier: Trailer"

"Get Me Roger Stone: Trailer"

Praeger U, "Why Has the West Been So Successful?"

And More...

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