<p>In March 1990, a story broke that shocked the nation: George H.W. Bush had banned broccoli from Air Force One. The frenzy that came next would change the fate of a vegetable—and maybe even alter the course of a presidency.</p><br><p>This episode was written by Olivia Briley and Josh Levin, One Year’s editorial director. One Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung.</p><br><p>This episode was produced by Olivia Briley and Kelly Jones. </p><br><p>It was edited by Joel Meyer and Evan Chung.</p><br><p>Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. </p><br><p>Merritt Jacob is senior technical director.</p><br><p>Join <a href="https://slate.com/oneyearplus">Slate Plus</a> to get a special behind-the-scenes conversation at the end of our season about how we put together our 1990 stories. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads.</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>