Smithsonain Ch. - Americas Hidden Stories Series 2 (2021) Part 1 Hitlers US Election Plot

Americas Hidden Stories Series 2 Our nation's secrets aren't secret anymore. Old tales, new truths. Upcoming episodes reveal new information about Salem Witch Trials, Pearl Harbor, Civil War, Spanish Flu, American Revolution and Cold War.

Part 1 Hitlers US Election Plot

It's 1940, and as the Nazi Army overruns Europe, Germany is also funding a well-financed attempt to rig the U.S. election in hopes of ousting FDR from office and keeping America out of the war. Shockingly, this secret plot isn't the brainchild of Hitler's, but of an American oil tycoon named William R. Davis. Today, a group of historians and political experts examine uncovered government reports and White House letters and contemplate just how close the Nazis came to rigging the American election and changing the outcome of World War II.

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