Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Corey Flintoff
Soon after WWI, legislation was passed to pay veterans a bonus of around $1 per day for each day of service. But Congress defaulted on this promise, and gave rise to grassroots movement that had veterans camped out in shantytowns on Capitol Hill. Hear the origins of the Veterans Movement.
Guests
- Paul Dickson Co-author, "The Bonus Army" (Pub: Walker & Company); contributing editor at Washingtonian magazine and consulting editor at Merriam-Webster, Inc.
- Thomas Allen Co-author, "The Bonus Army" (Pub: Walker & Company); longtime contributor to National Geographic Magazine.
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