Part One: Lee Atwater: The Political Dirty Tricks Artist Who Gave us President(s) George Bush

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Summary <p>Robert sits down with Garrison Davis to discuss the life and times of Lee Atwater, the arch inventor of Republican dirty tricks politics.</p> <p>(3 Part Series, releasing all this week)</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/lee-atwater" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/lee-atwater&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HLKkq2wqjaXQAk_xDf35G" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/lee-atwater</a></p> <p><a href="https://archive.is/STJGq" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/STJGq&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UmutpES51rZuHbfi8X5FX" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://archive.is/STJGq</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.newberryobserver.com/news/10323/notable-newberry-alumnus" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.newberryobserver.com/news/10323/notable-newberry-alumnus&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yo-uuqYMAjJRLcIbUB5RV" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.newberryobserver.com/news/10323/notable-newberry-alumnus</a></p> <p><a href="https://andrewjazprosehill.substack.com/p/the-death-bed-confession-of-a-boogie" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://andrewjazprosehill.substack.com/p/the-death-bed-confession-of-a-boogie&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-sR90-PDBGt0r0sDYsRo4" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://andrewjazprosehill.substack.com/p/the-death-bed-confession-of-a-boogie</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-secret-papers-of-lee-atwater-who-invented-the-scurrilous-tactics-that-trump-normalized?_sp=a8ee96fb-f790-4047-ae41-50c5940d1092.1729971751539" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-secret-papers-of-lee-atwater-who-invented-the-scurrilous-tactics-that-trump-normalized?_sp%3Da8ee96fb-f790-4047-ae41-50c5940d1092.1729971751539&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2e3MYuY0PWIJeTMrS4h0RY" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-secret-papers-of-lee-atwater-who-invented-the-scurrilous-tactics-that-trump-normalized?_sp=a8ee96fb-f790-4047-ae41-50c5940d1092.1729971751539</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0626/elee.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0626/elee.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw07A2z1g4k_-ypwWR81y5Hf" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0626/elee.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://archive.is/yZ0Hf#selection-553.0-553.173" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/yZ0Hf%23selection-553.0-553.173&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1N0Qu_g1P7MN4c01OC-wwa" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://archive.is/yZ0Hf#selection-553.0-553.173</a></p> <p><a href="https://time.com/archive/6702136/saying-no-to-lee-atwater/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://time.com/archive/6702136/saying-no-to-lee-atwater/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YS9BbebkG4F-hXvORTUAO" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://time.com/archive/6702136/saying-no-to-lee-atwater/</a></p> <p><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/brady-bad.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/brady-bad.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CV2RogBqT8Hntp4OHPZc5" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/brady-bad.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://nul.org/news/ghost-lee-atwater-haunts-2022-midterm-elections" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nul.org/news/ghost-lee-atwater-haunts-2022-midterm-elections&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1326L-wAgmyjx6uk_xqerh" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://nul.org/news/ghost-lee-atwater-haunts-2022-midterm-elections</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/94931206" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/94931206&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3feViag8svHRTOq6yZnWYL" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://www.npr.org/transcripts/94931206</a></p> <p><a href="https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2021/08/13/the-spirit-of-lee-atwater-lingers-among-us-how-critical-race-theory-became-the-gops-new-southern-strategy/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2021/08/13/the-spirit-of-lee-atwater-lingers-among-us-how-critical-race-theory-became-the-gops-new-southern-strategy/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rcuPXYR0SXQjlUsL8W0Jb" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2021/08/13/the-spirit-of-lee-atwater-lingers-among-us-how-critical-race-theory-became-the-gops-new-southern-strategy/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/05/13/willie-horton-revisited" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/05/13/willie-horton-revisited&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1756267736500000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uYtCiLI50XZ10qPAtcn5f" 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