3min chapter

American History Tellers cover image

Encore: The Space Race | Playing Catch Up | 2

American History Tellers

CHAPTER

Eisenhower's Disappointment With the Navy

The launch of the Soviets second satellite caused Eisenhower's approval rating to drop 22 percentage points in a Gallup poll. America needed a big win and the Eisenhower administration knew it While von Braun and the Huntsville team waited impatiently in the wings Eisenhower put his hopes in vanguard Imagine is December 6th 1957 You and your husband sit in the living room of your modest house in Huntsville Alabama where at least it used to be nowhere until the United States army moved to town  and changed everything.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode