Drunken White Hat: The Congressional Bootlegger
In today's Tipsy Timeline we talk about another classic political case of "laws for thee, not for me" as we talk about a notorious Washington DC character: The Man in the Green Hat. Join us as we explore the rise, fall, and rise again of Washington DC's most prolific bootlegger.
Today's story of The Man in the Green Hat. Congress' most notorious bootlegger. If you like the episode consider buying us a beer by going to our Patreon at TipsyTimeline.com/Support. And check out the resources we used to make the show:
- https://boundarystones.weta.org/2020/12/04/man-green-hat-congress%E2%80%99-bootlegger-during-prohibition#footnote-2
- https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Man_in_the_Green_Hat.htm
- https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1901-1950/The-infamous-House-bootlegger-known-as-the-%E2%80%9CMan-in-the-Green-Hat%E2%80%9D/
- https://honors.uca.edu/wiki/index.php/%22Bone_Dry%22_Liquor_Law_of_1917
- https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/bootlegger-in-congress-the-man-in-the-green-hat-george-cassiday/