Episode 254: The Card-Room Putsch
AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

Episode 254: The Card-Room Putsch

B2Upper-intermediateApril 20, 202634 min

Starting in 1942, Phoenix’s leading businessmen and citizens decided that something had to be done about local government. Their efforts over the next seven years would completely revamp how the state capital was governed, and also help kick off the political career of one of the most famous of all Arizonans.

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I want to ask you a question and I want you to answer honestly. Ready? Here goes, have you ever attended your local city council meeting? And is so how long has it been?

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I'll forgive you if you're feeling just a twinge of guilt or embarrassment right now. Because how many people actually go to their city council meetings unless they are boy scouts looking to earn their citizenship in the community mayor badge. And just so you don't think that I'm adopting a whole year than thou attitude, I can honestly

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say that in the past five years of living in my current city, I have an attended council meeting once. But here's the thing. As focused as we all are on national and sometimes state events, if you ever want to

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