Tales from the Gem City #6 - Presidential Visits (Chuck Scholz) - a podcast by Rob Mellon

Former Mayor Chuck Scholz tells the story of the five sitting presidents that visited the Gem City including Rutherford B. Hayes, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.  He even covered the coastal visit of Jimmy Carter.  He covers the trip of Hayes that included a rough follow-on trip to Hannibal where General William Sherman had to admonish the crowd.  Scholz covers the William McKinley visit that included speeches by almost his entire cabinet, including John Hay.  The short but successful visit by President Theodore Roosevelt at the old Adams County Court House.  He speaks extensively about the visit by President Clinton and the stop to see the Father Tolton statue.  He finishes with Barack Obama's trip to the Convention Center.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

MUSIC:  Bones Fork

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