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Vice President Kamala Harris, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., stand and applaud as President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
On this edition of
River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with presidential historians Tim Walch and Tim Naftali about the first 100 days of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration during the Great Depression. The conversation spans to President Truman at the conclusion of WWII, as well as Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and up to present day.
Senate Television
In this image from video, Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Former President Donald Trump has been acquitted.
On this edition of
River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with presidential historian Tim Walch about how the trial and verdict line up with what the framers of our Constitution had in mind when they envisioned threats to our republic.
Then, the view from a leading Iowa conservative, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Gross.
AP
The U.S. Capitol is seen the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington.
The day after pro-Trump extremists broke into the U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress certification of U.S. electoral college results, Iowans are still processing what it all means. This hour, we reflect and consider how best to move forward.
Co-hosts Charity Nebbe and Ben Kieffer talk with leaders from across the state to put the events of January 6, 2021, in historical context, to consider the political implications and to offer insight into how the predominantly white mob was treated differently by law enforcement than largely peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer.