Whistlestop host John Dickerson revisits October 28, 1980 and the lies, blame and competitive advantage that were swirling around during the Carter-Reagan Debategate scandal.

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Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential campaign history. Hosted by our political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit a memorable (or even a forgotten) moment from America's quadrennial carnival.

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With this Whistlestop John Dickerson revisits August 10, 1975  and the candor of Betty Ford.

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Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential campaign history. Hosted by our political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit a memorable (or even a forgotten) moment from America's quadrennial carnival.

Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.

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First stop is November 10, 2007, host John Dickerson outlines Barack Obama's ascension to the Presidency.

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Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential campaign history. Hosted by our political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit a memorable (or even a forgotten) moment from America's quadrennial carnival.

Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.

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John Dickerson tells the tale of the 1960's battle of Barry Goldwater versus Fact Magazine.

Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential campaign history. Hosted by our political correspondent and Political Gabfest panelist John Dickerson, each installment will revisit a memorable (or even a forgotten) moment from America's quadrennial carnival.

Podcast production and edit by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald.

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John Dickerson is live on the road in New York and San Francisco sharing snipets and highlights from the newly published Whistlestop book.

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Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump cut from the same cloth?

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One thing Jefferson and Hamilton could agree on: they hated James Callender. The scandalmonger journalist uncovered the first two great sex scandals of the early Republic and helped Jefferson win the election of 1800.  

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In a shocker, the GOP nominates a businessman who only the year before had been a registered Democrat. John Dickerson explains how the affable Indiana utility executive rose to clinch the nomination at the last minute.

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In 1968, Alabama governor George Wallace appealed to segregationists and blue collar workers during his presidential bid as a third-party candidate.

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In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson explains how, despite the efforts of many establishment Republicans, Sen. Barry Goldwater clinched the GOP nomination for president in 1964.

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