Special thanks to Dan McClellan for providing the intro quote for this episode!
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Featured Image: “President Ford and daughter Susan watch as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shakes hands with Mao Tse-Tung; Chairman of Chinese Communist Party, during a visit to the Chairman’s residence.” [2 Dec 1975], courtesy of the Gerald R Ford Library and Wikipedia
Intro and Outro Music: “Four Ruffles and Flourishes, Hail to the Chief (long version)” performed by the US Army Band, courtesy of Wikipedia