whistlestop

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This episode of Whistlestop travels to Dec. 23, 1783, when the commander in chief of the Continental Army sat before the president of the Confederation Congress and prepared to step away from the job.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2019

This episode of Whistlestop travels back to Nov. 9, 1989, when East and West Berliners took sledgehammers to the Berlin Wall and President H.W.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2018

This episode of Whistlestop travels back to Dec. 16, 1981 when President Ronald Reagan signs Executive Order 12335, creating the National Commission on Social Security Reform.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018

One vignette shows Reagan campaigning during his Whistlestop Train Tour for the 1984 presidential election.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2018

This episode of Whistlestop travels back to June 3, 1961, as President John F. Kennedy prepared to hobble on stage for his first high-stakes summit with a Soviet leader.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2018