The complicated legacy of Native American VP Charles Curtis
Season 2023
Episode 340
About the Episode
In 1929, Charles Curtis, an enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, became Herbert Hoover's vice president. John Yang speaks with biographer Deb Goodrich and tribal attorney Ken Bellmard about the story of America’s first and only Native American vice president.
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