Dr Philip Mackowiak - Night Soil and Death in the White House

Philip Mackowiak - Night Soil and Death in the White House - Dr Mackowiak and his writing partner Jane McHugh authored a paper re-writing antebellum US Presidential history. Their research solves the death of 3 presidents and Willie Lincoln the 11-year-old son of President Lincoln. McHugh and Mackowiak posit that a deposit of night soil (human waste) near the White House's contaminated its water supply. The contaminated water allowed for, "two deadly bacteria Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi, the causes of typhoid and paratyphoid fever — also known as enteric fever, for their devastating effect on the gastrointestinal system." Please watch: "James Rickards - LIVE on BIDS: The New Great Depression, Currency Wars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkELlnM14gg --~-- This contamination is linked to the deaths of presidents William Henry Harrison, John Polk and Zachary Taylor. Taylor and Harrison died in office, Polk died 3 months after leaving office. Pete A Turner and Dr. Mackowiak discuss this fascinating answer to several of history riddles...and gives us a chance to think about "what if" these men had survived? HaikuNight soil and a pipe Changed the course of history What else is out there Similar episodes:Phil Green https://youtu.be/MDtotbwJrk8Dr Greenberg https://youtu.be/3HXgcN-o6roRichard Lyons https://youtu.be/kt7Ekm93jEc ​Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD. ​www.savethebrave.org Executive Producer/Host/Intro: Pete A. Turner https://youtu.be/mYoUxRJzXcA Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev ​ ​​​​https://youtu.be/3Ciw2tLo_hg ​ ​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of topics. Get in contact with Pete at peteaturner.com

Added 10 Jul 2026