How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State

A Bennington Historical Society Presentation

Note: This is a rebroadcast of a 2012 presentation. The presenter will be available following the broadcast for a live question and answer session via Zoom.

Philip Hoff was the first Democratic Governor to be elected in Vermont in 109 years, and he modernized the state and was a catalyst for turning a staunch Republican stronghold into one of the bluest states in the union.

Presenter Tony Marro is a 9th generation Vermont native who started a career in Journalism with the Rutland Herald and worked his way up to the New York Times, Newsweek and finally as the editor of the Pulitzer winner news magazine the Newsday. He co-authored the book “Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State”. Tony did this presentation after his book came out in 2012 but it seems timely to rebroadcast it now.

The Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.

To participate in this program, first watch the recording of the original presentation. You can do this at any time and do not have to wait until the official program time. Below the video, you will see a button inviting you to join a Zoom discussion. The Zoom discussion, featuring the presenter, Tony Marro, will begin at 2:45PM on Sunday December 20th.