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Podcast: Presidential
Description: The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current moment. Hosted by Lillian Cunningham, the series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [When you're done, listen to Lillian's
other historical podcasts: Constitutional and Moonrise]
Category: History Government
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BONUS | The presidents who’ve tried to win back the White House with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2024-10-23
Duration: 00:44:03
Shownotes: This is the second of two special “Presidential” podcast episodes released in advance of the presidential election on Nov. 5. The episodes examine how the
Duration: 00:44:03
Shownotes: This is the second of two special “Presidential” podcast episodes released in advance of the presidential election on Nov. 5. The episodes examine how the
candidates, former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, could make history if they win. This episode focuses on the history and precedent surrounding Trump’s run, as a former president hoping to retake the office.Library of Congress archivist – and “Presidential” fan favorite – Michelle Krowl talks with host Lillian Cunningham about the long history of American presidents seeking reelection after their tenure has ended, unspooling the stories of the six previous men to try it. Only former president Grover Cleveland was successful, but all of their efforts offer parallels and lessons for today. Want to brush up on more presidential history? Listen to the full “Presidential” podcast. Host and creator Lillian Cunningham takes listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each American president. The podcast features interviews with the country’s greatest experts on the presidency, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers Doris Kearns Goodwin, David McCullough, Jon Meacham and Bob Woodward.Archival audio in this episode is courtesy of the Library of Congress and the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University.
BONUS | Women, politics and the presidency with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2024-09-26
Duration: 00:36:13
Shownotes: “Presidential” host Lillian Cunningham talks with Sharon McMahon, the creator behind Instagram’s @SharonSaysSo, about women’s ongoing fight for more political power — examining the arc
Duration: 00:36:13
Shownotes: “Presidential” host Lillian Cunningham talks with Sharon McMahon, the creator behind Instagram’s @SharonSaysSo, about women’s ongoing fight for more political power — examining the arc
of progress since 1920, when women across the nation first voted for president. They guide listeners through women’s initial efforts to gain the right to vote and explore why the pace of further progress has been slower than expected over the past century. They also discuss the changes that are likely (and unlikely) to happen if Harris does become the first woman to win the White House.McMahon is the host of “Here’s Where It Gets Interesting” and author of “The Small and the Mighty.” In addition to creating “Presidential,” Cunningham is the host of several other Washington Post podcasts, including “Field Trip”—which explores the past, present and future of America’s national parks. Want to keep in touch? You can follow her on Instagram and subscribe to her mailing list.Archival audio in this episode is courtesy of the Library of Congress, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and News Radio KDKA. Special thanks to the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.
Introducing, "The Sports Moment" with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2024-07-25
Duration: 00:00:59
Shownotes: Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is in France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join
Duration: 00:00:59
Shownotes: Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is in France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join
her through the entire run of the games, for several episodes a week as she captures the highs, the lows and the Paris of it all, along with other Post colleagues.Follow The Sports Moment podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or YouTube.Sign up for The Sports Moment: Olympics Edition newsletter here.
The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’ with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2023-11-22
Duration: 00:51:14
Shownotes: Every 19th of October, Grenadians mark a somber anniversary: the 1983 execution of the country’s former prime minister and revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, and others
Duration: 00:51:14
Shownotes: Every 19th of October, Grenadians mark a somber anniversary: the 1983 execution of the country’s former prime minister and revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, and others
who died alongside him. The people of this Caribbean nation still have no closure 40 years later. The remains of Bishop and his supporters were never returned to their family members and are missing to this day. In the first episode of “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop,” The Washington Post’s Martine Powers takes us on the personal journey that led her to learn about Grenada’s history. Martine delves into why Bishop was such an influential figure, what made the United States nervous about him and why the mystery of his missing remains continues to haunt so many on the island.Listen to more episodes here – or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music or Spotify. You can find photos and documents from the investigation in our special episode guide here. Subscribers to The Washington Post can get early access to episodes of the series on Apple Podcasts, as well as ad-free listening. Link your Post subscription now or sign up to become a new Post subscriber here.
Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop” with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2023-10-14
Duration: 00:03:34
Shownotes: Grenada’s Black revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983, along with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now,
Duration: 00:03:34
Shownotes: Grenada’s Black revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983, along with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now,
The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.“The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop” is an investigative podcast that delves into the revolutionary history of Grenada, why the missing remains still matter and the role the U.S. government played in shaping the fate of the island nation. Listen and follow the show here.
Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2023-06-28
Duration: 00:55:41
Shownotes: To hear the rest of the series, follow “Field Trip” wherever you listen. California’s Sierra Nevada is home to a very special kind of tree,
Duration: 00:55:41
Shownotes: To hear the rest of the series, follow “Field Trip” wherever you listen. California’s Sierra Nevada is home to a very special kind of tree,
found nowhere else on Earth: the giant sequoia. For thousands of years, these towering trees withstood the trials of the world around them, including wildfire. Low-intensity fires frequently swept through groves of sequoias, leaving their cinnamon-red bark scarred but strengthened, and opening their cones to allow new seeds to take root.But in the era of catastrophic wildfires fueled by climate change, these ancient trees are now in jeopardy. And Yosemite National Park is on the front lines of the fight to protect them.In the first episode of “Field Trip,” Washington Post reporter Lillian Cunningham takes listeners inside this fabled landscape — from the hush of the Mariposa Grove to the rush of the Merced River — to explore one of America’s oldest and most-visited national parks.We’ll hear from Yosemite forest ecologist Garrett Dickman on the extreme measures he’s taken to protect iconic trees; from members of the Southern Sierra Miwuk working to restore Native fire practices to the park; and from Yosemite superintendent Cicely Muldoon about the tough choices it takes to manage a place like this.We’ll also examine the complicated legacies that conservationist John Muir, President Abraham Lincoln and President Theodore Roosevelt left on this land.The giant trees of Yosemite kick-started the whole idea of public land preservation in America. Join us as we visit the place where the idea of the national parks began — and ask what the next chapter might look like. You can see incredible photos of Yosemite and find more on the national parks here. Subscribe to The Washington Post with a special deal for podcast listeners. Your first four weeks are free when you sign up here.
Introducing “Field Trip” with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2023-06-14
Duration: 00:03:13
Shownotes: Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand
Duration: 00:03:13
Shownotes: Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand
the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today.“Field Trip” is a new podcast series that will transport you to five national parks: Yosemite, Everglades, Glacier, White Sands and Gates of the Arctic. Follow the show wherever you listen.
A sneak peek from Lillian with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2023-06-06
Duration: 00:00:56
Shownotes: Exclusively for listeners of “Presidential,” Lillian Cunningham shares news about her new podcast. You don’t want to miss this.
Duration: 00:00:56
Shownotes: Exclusively for listeners of “Presidential,” Lillian Cunningham shares news about her new podcast. You don’t want to miss this.
BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not? with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2022-02-21
Duration: 00:26:11
Shownotes: Students, teachers and historians reflect on what has changed — and should change — about the way we teach presidential history today. This special episode
Duration: 00:26:11
Shownotes: Students, teachers and historians reflect on what has changed — and should change — about the way we teach presidential history today. This special episode
features presidential experts Barbara Perry and Julian Zelizer, “How the Word Is Passed” author Clint Smith, and the AP government and politics class of teacher Michael Martirone.
Joe Biden: Triumph, tragedy and the fate of the center with full AI transcript and summary
Update: 2020-11-08
Duration: 00:53:29
Shownotes: Four years later, the “Presidential” podcast adds a new biography to its cadre of American presidents. This special episode explores Joe Biden's decades-long, hard-fought personal
Duration: 00:53:29
Shownotes: Four years later, the “Presidential” podcast adds a new biography to its cadre of American presidents. This special episode explores Joe Biden's decades-long, hard-fought personal
and political path to the White House, with the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos.
BONUS | What books about Trump say about America with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2020-10-23
Duration: 00:30:49
Shownotes: Books published in the Trump era reveal the battles over, and changes in, the American presidency today. In this special episode of “Presidential,” Post nonfiction
Duration: 00:30:49
Shownotes: Books published in the Trump era reveal the battles over, and changes in, the American presidency today. In this special episode of “Presidential,” Post nonfiction
book critic Carlos Lozada shares what he’s learned from reading more than 150 of them.
BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2020-09-24
Duration: 00:40:15
Shownotes: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed more than 675,000 Americans, but President Woodrow Wilson never made a single public statement about it. Why? Here’s what happens
Duration: 00:40:15
Shownotes: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed more than 675,000 Americans, but President Woodrow Wilson never made a single public statement about it. Why? Here’s what happens
when efforts to promote patriotism and suppress free speech collide with a deadly virus.
BONUS | When a VP pick changes history with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2020-08-08
Duration: 00:39:03
Shownotes: Geraldine Ferraro broke a major barrier in American politics in 1984, when she became the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major
Duration: 00:39:03
Shownotes: Geraldine Ferraro broke a major barrier in American politics in 1984, when she became the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major
party. It was a historic decision by Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Walter Mondale. And it did more than pave the way to the White House for more diverse candidates — it also fundamentally changed the way all future presidential campaign teams would approach vice-presidential announcements and conventions.Hosted by Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham, this podcast episode features former vice president and ’84presidential candidate Walter Mondale; Mondale’s former campaign press secretary, Maxine Isaacs; and vice-presidential historian Joel Goldstein.This is a special episode of the “Presidential” podcast series. In 44 chronological episodes, the “Presidential” podcast took listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each of the American presidents. Created and hosted by Lillian Cunningham, “Presidential” features interviews with the country’s greatest experts on the presidency, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers, historians and journalists. The full “Presidential” series is available to listen to here. Start listening at the very beginning, with the life of George Washington, or jump ahead to any president whose story you want to better understand.Photo credit: Associated Press
BONUS | Binding up the nation's wounds with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2020-06-20
Duration: 00:29:04
Shownotes: The famous black contralto singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being denied the ability to perform down the street at
Duration: 00:29:04
Shownotes: The famous black contralto singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being denied the ability to perform down the street at
Constitution Hall. And when she did, she transformed the monument into something more than a stone temple to Abraham Lincoln. She ushered in its new life as an active place for generations of Americans to continue the work to“bind up the nation’s wounds.”Hosted by Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham, the podcast episode features experts Molefi Kete Asante, head of the African American Studies Department at Temple University; Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln”; and Post architecture critic Philip Kennicott.This is a special episode of the “Presidential” podcast series. In 44 chronological episodes, the “Presidential” podcast took listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each of the American presidents. Created and hosted by Lillian Cunningham, “Presidential” features interviews with the country’s greatest experts on the presidency, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers, historians and journalists. The full “Presidential” series is available to listen to here. Start listening at the very beginning, with the life of George Washington, or jump ahead to any president whose story you want to better understand.
LIVE EVENT | 'Unprecedented Presidents' live from WBUR CitySpace with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2020-03-06
Duration: 00:43:36
Shownotes: Four years after making Presidential, host Lillian Cunningham led a panel examining what's really unprecedented--or not--about Donald Trump's presidency. Historians Alexis Coe, Drew Gilpin Faust
Duration: 00:43:36
Shownotes: Four years after making Presidential, host Lillian Cunningham led a panel examining what's really unprecedented--or not--about Donald Trump's presidency. Historians Alexis Coe, Drew Gilpin Faust
and Julian Zelizer joined for this live event in Boston.
Donald Trump: Division and union with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-11-09
Duration: 00:56:13
Shownotes: In this final episode of the podcast, Library of Congress historians Michelle Krowl and Julie Miller return--along with Washington Post journalist Dan Balz--to reflect on
Duration: 00:56:13
Shownotes: In this final episode of the podcast, Library of Congress historians Michelle Krowl and Julie Miller return--along with Washington Post journalist Dan Balz--to reflect on
the changing nature of the American presidency.
Barack Obama: The pursuit of identity with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-10-31
Duration: 00:56:14
Shownotes: Political strategist David Axelrod and biographer David Maraniss discuss Barack Obama's search for identity -- and how that quest has paralleled America's own complex reckoning
Duration: 00:56:14
Shownotes: Political strategist David Axelrod and biographer David Maraniss discuss Barack Obama's search for identity -- and how that quest has paralleled America's own complex reckoning
with race.
George W. Bush: Changing course with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-10-24
Duration: 00:46:26
Shownotes: Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire" and a journalist with the New York Times, joins historian Mark Updegrove to examine how George W. Bush's
Duration: 00:46:26
Shownotes: Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire" and a journalist with the New York Times, joins historian Mark Updegrove to examine how George W. Bush's
presidency marked the beginning of a new era in American history.
Bill Clinton: The good and the bad with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-10-16
Duration: 00:48:26
Shownotes: David Maraniss, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Bill Clinton, explores how Clinton's core character traits had both a bright and a
Duration: 00:48:26
Shownotes: David Maraniss, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Bill Clinton, explores how Clinton's core character traits had both a bright and a
dark side. And Post reporter Jim Tankersley examines a similar duality in his policy legacy.
George H. W. Bush: Restraint with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-10-09
Duration: 00:51:59
Shownotes: Historians Jon Meacham and Jeffrey Engel discuss President Bush's unique form of presidential leadership--a vintage combination of public service, conservatism and emotional restraint--and examine why
Duration: 00:51:59
Shownotes: Historians Jon Meacham and Jeffrey Engel discuss President Bush's unique form of presidential leadership--a vintage combination of public service, conservatism and emotional restraint--and examine why
his legacy has grown more positive over time.
Ronald Reagan: Myths and truths with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-10-03
Duration: 00:43:41
Shownotes: Lou Cannon, biographer and senior White House correspondent for The Washington Post during President Reagan's administration, helps us separate the fact from fiction about who
Duration: 00:43:41
Shownotes: Lou Cannon, biographer and senior White House correspondent for The Washington Post during President Reagan's administration, helps us separate the fact from fiction about who
Ronald Reagan really was.
Jimmy Carter: Keeping the faith with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-09-26
Duration: 00:57:32
Shownotes: Longtime Carter political adviser Pat Caddell, theologian and biographer Randall Balmer, and Washington Post reporter Robert Costa examine how Jimmy Carter's faith has shaped his
Duration: 00:57:32
Shownotes: Longtime Carter political adviser Pat Caddell, theologian and biographer Randall Balmer, and Washington Post reporter Robert Costa examine how Jimmy Carter's faith has shaped his
leadership in and out of the White House.
Gerald Ford: It's personal with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-09-19
Duration: 00:55:42
Shownotes: The president's son Steven Ford joins White House photographer David Hume Kennerly and Berkeley professor Daniel Sargent to talk about how Gerald Ford's experience working
Duration: 00:55:42
Shownotes: The president's son Steven Ford joins White House photographer David Hume Kennerly and Berkeley professor Daniel Sargent to talk about how Gerald Ford's experience working
across the aisle in Congress affected his leadership style as president.
Richard Nixon: Looking inward with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-09-12
Duration: 00:42:01
Shownotes: Bob Woodward, one of the Washington Post investigative reporters who helped uncover the Watergate scandal, examines what was at the heart of Richard Nixon's presidential
Duration: 00:42:01
Shownotes: Bob Woodward, one of the Washington Post investigative reporters who helped uncover the Watergate scandal, examines what was at the heart of Richard Nixon's presidential
downfall. The Washington Post's current executive editor, Marty Baron, joins as well.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Power with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-09-05
Duration: 00:39:43
Shownotes: The LBJ Presidential Library's director, Mark Updegrove, helps us examine how Johnson worked his will--at times darkly--to get some of the most transformative legislation of
Duration: 00:39:43
Shownotes: The LBJ Presidential Library's director, Mark Updegrove, helps us examine how Johnson worked his will--at times darkly--to get some of the most transformative legislation of
the 20th century through Congress.
John F. Kennedy: We are all mortal with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-08-29
Duration: 00:47:51
Shownotes: Robert Dallek, Michael Beschloss and Fredrik Logevall--three major Kennedy historians and biographers--join us on this week's episode to talk about JFK and death. But not
Duration: 00:47:51
Shownotes: Robert Dallek, Michael Beschloss and Fredrik Logevall--three major Kennedy historians and biographers--join us on this week's episode to talk about JFK and death. But not
his assassination...
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Covert action with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-08-21
Duration: 00:51:29
Shownotes: Stephen Kinzer, author of "The Brothers," and historian Will Hitchcock explore President Eisenhower's predilection for covert action--both in foreign affairs and in his own leadership
Duration: 00:51:29
Shownotes: Stephen Kinzer, author of "The Brothers," and historian Will Hitchcock explore President Eisenhower's predilection for covert action--both in foreign affairs and in his own leadership
style.
Harry S. Truman: Trying to make the right call with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-08-15
Duration: 00:36:49
Shownotes: Biographer David McCullough looks at some of the most difficult decisions President Truman made during his time in the White House, and Washington Post polling
Duration: 00:36:49
Shownotes: Biographer David McCullough looks at some of the most difficult decisions President Truman made during his time in the White House, and Washington Post polling
manager Scott Clement examines the biggest polling failure in presidential history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Through Eleanor's eyes with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-08-08
Duration: 00:53:09
Shownotes: Allida Black, editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers, along with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow and White House speechwriter Sarada Peri, examine Franklin Roosevelt's leadership
Duration: 00:53:09
Shownotes: Allida Black, editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers, along with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow and White House speechwriter Sarada Peri, examine Franklin Roosevelt's leadership
through the lens of the first lady's own contributions to his presidency.
Herbert Hoover: Dealing with disaster with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-08-01
Duration: 00:39:24
Shownotes: Herbert Hoover entered the White House with an array of high-profile experiences leading disaster relief. So why was his handling of the Great Depression considered
Duration: 00:39:24
Shownotes: Herbert Hoover entered the White House with an array of high-profile experiences leading disaster relief. So why was his handling of the Great Depression considered
a failure? Biographer Charles Rappleye guest stars.
Calvin Coolidge: A tale of two Coolidges with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-07-25
Duration: 00:46:00
Shownotes: Former politician Michael Dukakis, biographer Amity Shlaes and political scientist Robert Gilbert join Washington Post economics reporter Steven Pearlstein to offer a version of Calvin
Duration: 00:46:00
Shownotes: Former politician Michael Dukakis, biographer Amity Shlaes and political scientist Robert Gilbert join Washington Post economics reporter Steven Pearlstein to offer a version of Calvin
Coolidge's legacy that doesn't follow the standard story.
Warren G. Harding: Love and scandal with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-07-18
Duration: 00:42:34
Shownotes: Steamy love letters. Jazz. Scandal. Psychics. Newspapers. The Hope Diamond. Historian Nicole Hemmer helps guide us through the wild life and presidency of Warren G.
Duration: 00:42:34
Shownotes: Steamy love letters. Jazz. Scandal. Psychics. Newspapers. The Hope Diamond. Historian Nicole Hemmer helps guide us through the wild life and presidency of Warren G.
Harding.
Woodrow Wilson: A complicated legacy with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-07-11
Duration: 00:45:22
Shownotes: Racism, diplomacy, women's suffrage...historian John Milton Cooper and Woodrow Wilson House executive director Robert Enholm lead us through Wilson's complicated personal and presidential legacy.
Duration: 00:45:22
Shownotes: Racism, diplomacy, women's suffrage...historian John Milton Cooper and Woodrow Wilson House executive director Robert Enholm lead us through Wilson's complicated personal and presidential legacy.
William Howard Taft: This chief, not that chief with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-07-03
Duration: 00:37:52
Shownotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of 'The Bully Pulpit,' along with historian Michelle Krowl and Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes discuss why President Taft made a
Duration: 00:37:52
Shownotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of 'The Bully Pulpit,' along with historian Michelle Krowl and Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes discuss why President Taft made a
better chief justice than commander-in-chief.
Theodore Roosevelt: Exuberance with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-06-26
Duration: 00:42:14
Shownotes: Biographer David McCullough and historian Michelle Krowl take us inside the wild, unstoppable dynamism of Teddy Roosevelt, whose energy and activism redefined the role of
Duration: 00:42:14
Shownotes: Biographer David McCullough and historian Michelle Krowl take us inside the wild, unstoppable dynamism of Teddy Roosevelt, whose energy and activism redefined the role of
American president.
William McKinley: The modern campaign with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-06-20
Duration: 00:39:32
Shownotes: Republican political strategist Karl Rove dissects what was so transformative about William McKinley's 1896 presidential campaign. And Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig discusses how his
Duration: 00:39:32
Shownotes: Republican political strategist Karl Rove dissects what was so transformative about William McKinley's 1896 presidential campaign. And Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig discusses how his
assassination modernized the Secret Service.
Benjamin Harrison: The president as conservationist with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-06-12
Duration: 00:39:58
Shownotes: Benjamin Harrison was the first U.S. president to use his position to try to save a species, the fur seal. He also set aside more
Duration: 00:39:58
Shownotes: Benjamin Harrison was the first U.S. president to use his position to try to save a species, the fur seal. He also set aside more
than 13 million acres of forest reserves. This episode looks at the roots of conservation as a presidential responsibility.
Grover Cleveland: Tell the truth with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-06-06
Duration: 00:39:58
Shownotes: Known for his forthrightness, Cleveland came clean when news broke that he had fathered an illegitimate child; yet he later covered up a cancer surgery
Duration: 00:39:58
Shownotes: Known for his forthrightness, Cleveland came clean when news broke that he had fathered an illegitimate child; yet he later covered up a cancer surgery
at sea. Guests Matthew Algeo, Michelle Krowl and Roman Mars explore candor and the presidency.
Chester A. Arthur: Redemption with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-05-29
Duration: 00:41:13
Shownotes: How does one of the greatest beneficiaries of the spoils system end up being the president who passes civil service reform? Post reporter David Fahrenthold
Duration: 00:41:13
Shownotes: How does one of the greatest beneficiaries of the spoils system end up being the president who passes civil service reform? Post reporter David Fahrenthold
and Stateline editor Scott Greenberger tell the amazing story of Arthur's personal transformation.
James A. Garfield: Shot down with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-05-23
Duration: 00:42:19
Shownotes: Only 100 days into office, President Garfield was shot down in a train station by a disturbed office seeker. 'Destiny of the Republic' author Candice
Duration: 00:42:19
Shownotes: Only 100 days into office, President Garfield was shot down in a train station by a disturbed office seeker. 'Destiny of the Republic' author Candice
Millard, along with Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress, examine the life cut short.
Rutherford B. Hayes: The most contested election with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-05-16
Duration: 00:43:28
Shownotes: How does a vicious, close and disputed election spill over into a presidency? We examine the razor-thin election results for Rutherford B. Hayes, and the
Duration: 00:43:28
Shownotes: How does a vicious, close and disputed election spill over into a presidency? We examine the razor-thin election results for Rutherford B. Hayes, and the
equally fine line he then had to tread as president during the end of Reconstruction.
Ulysses S. Grant: Lover, fighter, writer with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-05-08
Duration: 00:43:29
Shownotes: Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs are considered the best ever written by a president. In this episode, Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada and biographer
Duration: 00:43:29
Shownotes: Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs are considered the best ever written by a president. In this episode, Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada and biographer
David Maraniss discuss what they found funny, touching and illuminating about the work.
Andrew Johnson: Stitching up a torn country with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-05-02
Duration: 00:36:42
Shownotes: What kind of president can repair America's deepest divisions? Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress walks us through Andrew Johnson's time in office right
Duration: 00:36:42
Shownotes: What kind of president can repair America's deepest divisions? Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress walks us through Andrew Johnson's time in office right
after the Civil War and sheds light on why he struggled to bring the country together.
Abraham Lincoln: His hand and his pen with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-04-25
Duration: 00:55:32
Shownotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of 'Team of Rivals,' and Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress guide us through Lincoln's love for language--and how his
Duration: 00:55:32
Shownotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of 'Team of Rivals,' and Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress guide us through Lincoln's love for language--and how his
gift for writing and oratory became one of his greatest presidential leadership tools.
James Buchanan: The bachelor and the bloodshed with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-04-18
Duration: 00:39:18
Shownotes: America is on the eve of civil war, and James Buchanan is alone in the White House as our first and only bachelor president. Historians
Duration: 00:39:18
Shownotes: America is on the eve of civil war, and James Buchanan is alone in the White House as our first and only bachelor president. Historians
Jean Baker and Jim Loewen, and The Washington Post's Jim Tankersley, explore the lack of personal and political union.
Franklin Pierce: Rolling off the tracks with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-04-10
Duration: 00:31:29
Shownotes: Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer James McPherson and historian Edna Greene Medford discuss Franklin Pierce's role in the country's progression toward civil war, as well as the
Duration: 00:31:29
Shownotes: Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer James McPherson and historian Edna Greene Medford discuss Franklin Pierce's role in the country's progression toward civil war, as well as the
personal tragedy that unfolded right before he took office.
Millard Fillmore: Teaching the obscure presidents with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-04-04
Duration: 00:39:23
Shownotes: Should we teach the presidency of Millard Fillmore? What do we lose if we don't? Historians Jean Baker and James McPherson, along with Washington Post
Duration: 00:39:23
Shownotes: Should we teach the presidency of Millard Fillmore? What do we lose if we don't? Historians Jean Baker and James McPherson, along with Washington Post
education reporter T. Rees Shapiro, tackle these questions in our 13th episode.
Zachary Taylor: War heroes and conspiracy theory with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-03-27
Duration: 00:29:21
Shownotes: Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joins historians Catherine Clinton and Joseph Uscinski to talk about military hero Zachary Taylor and the assassination theories that swirled
Duration: 00:29:21
Shownotes: Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joins historians Catherine Clinton and Joseph Uscinski to talk about military hero Zachary Taylor and the assassination theories that swirled
around his death in the White House.
James K. Polk: Getting it done with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-03-21
Duration: 00:36:34
Shownotes: They Might Be Giants singer John Linnell and historian Amy Greenberg are guests on this episode. Through hard work and strategic lying, the 11th president
Duration: 00:36:34
Shownotes: They Might Be Giants singer John Linnell and historian Amy Greenberg are guests on this episode. Through hard work and strategic lying, the 11th president
managed to accomplish everything on his agenda. But is being effective the same as being great?
John Tyler: Ghosts and the vice presidency with full AI transcript and summary
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Update: 2016-03-13
Duration: 00:32:05
Shownotes: When Vice President Tyler took over the White House, he set a precedent that would forever shape the office. This episode features experts Barbara Bair
Duration: 00:32:05
Shownotes: When Vice President Tyler took over the White House, he set a precedent that would forever shape the office. This episode features experts Barbara Bair
and Joel Goldstein, as well as descendants who talk about the ghost who haunts the Tyler home.