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A History of the United States in 100 Objects, A History of the United States in 100 Objects, 100 Objects #7: The Otis Pamphlet

A History of the United States in 100 Objects

A History of the United States in 100 Objects

100 Objects #7: The Otis Pamphlet

3 July 2026

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Before the Declaration of Independence was even a twinkle in the founding fathers' eyes, there was James Otis. Journalist Jack Hitt returns to tell the wild, tragic story of America’s forgotten proto-founding father and his inflammatory 1764 pamphlet. A story that is, in many ways, the story of the founding document of the United States of America.

Host: Roman Mars

Producers: Priscilla Alabi, Brenna Daldorph, Isaac Fisher, Ellie Lightfoot

EPs: Annie Brown, Courtney Harrell, Kathy Tu