Truman Assassination Attempt

Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Harry Truman in 1950. Then, in 1954, different Puerto Rican Nationalists opened fire in the House of Representatives, wounding Congressmen. Professor Perry Blatz joins us to explain the background to Puerto Rican nationalism and its impact on US political life in the mid-20th century. Listen and learn!

Buzzkill Bookshelf

Stephen Hunter and John Bainbridge Jr, American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill President Truman–and the Shoot-out That Stopped It

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