While reporting on the upcoming presidential election, an undercover heir faces an angry mob of those hit hard by the Great Depression.

June 1932, Cornelius “Neil” Vanderbilt IV is on 15 city tour in Indiana to cover the upcoming 1932 presidential election when he faces an angry mob pushed hard by the Great Depression.  Will incumbent President Herbert Hoover or New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt win the election?

Other people and subjects include: Vincent Astor, James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Ogden “Oggie” Mills, Brigadier General Cornelius “Neily” Vanderbilt III, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Elsa Maxwell, William Randolph Hearst, disinheritance, ambitions, journalism profession, glamour, dealing with problematic dates and chronology, Democratic Primaries, Chicago Convention, Al Smith, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, elephant in the room, gorilla in the room, social ties, polarization, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Ron DeSantis, presidential elections 1932 – 2020 – 2024

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 1 Music:Skirts by Billy Cotton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s

Section 2 Music:Organ Grinder’s Swing by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 3 Music: One Two, Button Your Shoe by Jack Hylton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s

End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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