From One Year host Josh Levin, a new series about history, sports, and the surprising threads connecting the past and present. In this episode: two mysterious Mets-related buttons kick off a journey that spans more than 60 years, with stops at a New York high school, the 1964 Republican Convention, a tiny town in rural Texas, and the courtroom where Donald Trump got fined $355 million.

This episode was reported and written by Josh Levin. It was produced by Kevin Bendis, who also made the theme song and did the scoring. Derreck Johnson created our artwork.

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