Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards
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Part Three: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush
53 minutes Posted Aug 28, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Robert concludes the story of Lee Atwater by discussing his greatest success and then his sickness and fall from power and influence. We also talk about the Grammy nominated album he made with Isaac Hayes.

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