Burton K. Wheeler's guest appearances

Burton K. Wheeler

Montana Lowdown

Kimberly Reed

Steve Bullock

Tim Johnson

Hal Herring

Fred Thomas

Peter Miller

Greg Gianforte

Eric Moore

Kathleen Williams

Bryce Bennett

Eric Dietrich

Steven Running

Dexter Roberts

Kathleen McLaughlin

Tim Fox

OwlTail

Burton K. Wheeler was an original maverick. A “Political Hellraiser,” according to a new full-length biography of the former Montana Senator.  B.K. as he was known to his friends, was a champion of organized labor, a one-time vice-presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket, an anti-war, pro-New Deal Democrat, and a one-time ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who later spearheaded opposition to Roosevelt’s attempt to pack the U.S. Supreme Court. Wheeler was fiercely independent and defied conventional stereotypes of Washington, D.C. politicians.  Author and historian Marc Johnson and longtime political reporter Chuck Johnson join host John Adams to discuss the influential and controversial senator. 

Burton K. Wheeler was an original maverick. A “Political Hellraiser,” according to a new full-length biography of the former Montana Senator.  B.K. as he was known to his friends, was a champion of organized labor, a one-time vice-presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket, an anti-war, pro-New Deal Democrat, and a one-time ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who later spearheaded opposition to Roosevelt’s attempt to pack the U.S. Supreme Court. Wheeler was fiercely independent and defied conventional stereotypes of Washington, D.C. politicians.  Author and historian Marc Johnson and longtime political reporter Chuck Johnson join host John Adams to discuss the influential and controversial senator.

“Political Hellraiser: The Life and Times Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.”