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BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

Update: 2020-09-24

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The 1918 influenza pandemic killed more than 675,000 Americans, but President Woodrow Wilson never made a single public statement about it. Why? Here’s what happens when efforts to promote patriotism and suppress free speech collide with a deadly virus.

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BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

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