IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Successes And Controversies Of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will step down in 2017 to become the U.S. Ambassador to China after President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of him to the post is confirmed. This IowaWatch Connection podcast report looks at that career that made Branstad the longest-serving governor in American history.
Gov. Terry Branstad spoke with IowaWatch summer intern reporters Brittany Robb and Thomas Nelson on July 7, 2016.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will step down in 2017 to become the U.S. Ambassador to China after President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of him to the post is confirmed.
This IowaWatch Connection podcast report looks at that career that made Branstad the longest-serving governor in American history.
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