Episode 4.44// That Time Democracy Almost Collapsed: The Forgotten History of Smedley Butler and the Plot to Overthrow FDR

Maj Gen Smedley D. Butler served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1898 to 1931. Marine Corps History Division.

In the 1930s some shadowy figures approached a decorated and beloved Marine with a plot to overthrow the government and replace FDR with someone much more friendly to the wealthy. If only they hadn't chosen Smedley Butler to do their bidding we might be living in a very different world today.

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