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Ike's War On Squirrels (1955)

Published: March 14, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s March 13th. This day in 1955, news breaks that the White House is engaged in a full-on battle against the squirrels that have invaded the grounds.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why President Eisenhower is so determined to get rid of the squirrels, and how he tried everything from relocating them to shooting them to \\u2014 really \\u2014 deploying psychological torture to solve the problem.

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