Don Whitebread
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Don Whitebread
@donwhitebread.bsky.social
Photographer, traveler, baker, waterdog, retired dentist.

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Timely insights & continued relevance: progressivism, reform struggles, the Gilded Age & Progressive Era, & political philosophy. On the Legacy of Fighting' Bob LaFollette's Progressive Vision by Nancy Unger #madebyhistory TIME Magazine @shgape.bsky.social 🗃️ time.com/7293419/robe...
The Legacy of Robert La Follette's Progressive Vision
Robert La Follette saw politics as a never-ending struggle for democracy and fairness and preached perseverance.
time.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My wife Nancy with her biography subject Bob La Follette in the Capitol. He championed labor and democracy reforms in the Senate in the early 1900s. Like so many others honored there, he was honest, honorable, and above all, had empathy. I’m so very sorry to see the end of that era in America.
November 16, 2024 at 6:44 PM