Presidential Chronicles
By David Fisher
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Episodes: 365
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Welcome to Presidential Chronicles, the series of books, podcasts, and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States.
The stories come from David Fisher's robust yet concise biographies of every American President. Fisher tells the stories of these lives with approx. ten episodes episodes for each President, averaging about 12 minutes in length, with each episode delving into a particular aspect of the President's life, along with an assortment of direct quotations, images, and relevant perspective.
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Episode #365: John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960)
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May 29, 2026 |
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Episode #364: John Kennedy #7: 1960 Campaign: Seeking the Democratic Nomination (1956-1960)
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May 28, 2026 |
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Episode #363: John Kennedy #6: Searching for Courage (1953-1956)
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May 27, 2026 |
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Episode #362: John Kennedy #5: Moving on Up, Politically and Personally (1952-1953)
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May 26, 2026 |
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Episode #361: John Kennedy #4: Taking Joe's Place (1945-1952)
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May 25, 2026 |
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Episode #360: John Kennedy #3: The Skipper of PT-109 (1940-1945)
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May 22, 2026 |
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Episode #359: John Kennedy #2: Harvard (and the World) (1936-1940)
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May 21, 2026 |
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Episode #358: John Kennedy #1: Privileged Youth (1917-1936)
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May 20, 2026 |
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Episode #357: Dwight Eisenhower #16: Public Servant No More (1960-1969)
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode #356: Dwight Eisenhower #15: Final Face-off with Khrushchev (1957-1960)
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May 18, 2026 |
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Episode #355: Dwight Eisenhower #14: Ike and Civil Rights (1953-1960)
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode #354: Dwight Eisenhower #13: International Crises, Health Scares, and Re-election (1954-1956)
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May 14, 2026 |
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Episode #353: Dwight Eisenhower #12: Covert Action and Domestic Successes (1953-1956)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode #352: Dwight Eisenhower #11: Beginning to Govern: The 'Middle Way' President (1952-1954)
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode #351: Dwight Eisenhower #10: The General Agrees to Run (1951-1952)
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May 11, 2026 |
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Episode #350: Dwight Eisenhower #9: Interim Postings (1945-1951)
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May 08, 2026 |
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Episode #349: Dwight Eisenhower #8: Victory in Europe (1944-1945)
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May 07, 2026 |
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Episode #348: Dwight Eisenhower #7: Supreme Allied Commander - OVERLORD (1943-1944)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Episode #347: Dwight Eisenhower #6: Supreme Commander - Sicily, Italy … and Kay (1943-1944)
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode #346: Dwight Eisenhower #5: Supreme Commander - North Africa (1942-1943)
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May 04, 2026 |
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Episode #345: Dwight Eisenhower #4: The Next Great War (1940-1942)
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode #344: Dwight Eisenhower #3: Staff Officer to the Stars (1919-1938)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Episode #343: Dwight Eisenhower #2: World War I: Stateside Service (1915-1918)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Episode #342: Dwight Eisenhower #1: Man from Abilene (1890-1915)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode #341: Harry Truman #14: From 'Mr. President' to 'Mr. Citizen' (1951-1972)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Episode #340: Harry Truman #13: Korea and MacArthur (1950-1951)
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Episode #339: Harry Truman #12: Second Term (1949-1950)
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Episode #338: Harry Truman #11: Dewey Defeats Truman? Stop the Presses! (1948)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Episode #337: Harry Truman #10: Standing Up for What's Right: Civil Rights and Israel (1940-1948)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode #336: Harry Truman #9: Iron Curtain, Truman's Resolve (1946-1949)
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Episode #335: Harry Truman #8: Potsdam and Dropping the Bomb (1945)
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Episode #334: Harry Truman #7: Weight of the World (1945)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode #333: Harry Truman #6: A Heartbeat Away (1944-1945)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Episode #332: Harry Truman #5: The Truman Committee (1941-1944)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode #331: Harry Truman #4: Senator from Pendergast (1935-1940)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Episode #330: Harry Truman #3: Failed Businessman to Machine Politician (1919-1934)
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Episode #329: Harry Truman #2: Captain Harry (1914-1919)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Episode #328: Harry Truman #1: Farmer from Missouri (1884-1917)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Episode #327: Franklin Roosevelt #16: Fourth Term, Yalta, and Legacy (1944-1945)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode #326: Franklin Roosevelt #15: The Big Three and D-Day (1943-1944)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Episode #325: Franklin Roosevelt #14: Commander-in-Chief (1941-1943)
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode #324: Franklin Roosevelt #13: Infamy (1941)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode #323: Franklin Roosevelt #12: Global War and Third Term Dilemma (1936-1941)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode #322: Franklin Roosevelt #11: Second Term Setbacks (1937-1940)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode #321: Franklin Roosevelt #10: The Second New Deal (1933-1937)
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Episode #320: Franklin Roosevelt #9: The 100 Days (1933)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Episode #319: Franklin Roosevelt #8: Perilous Interregnum (1932-1933)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode #318: Franklin Roosevelt #7: Promising a New Deal for the American People (1930-1932)
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode #317: Franklin Roosevelt #6: Triumphant Return (1928-1931)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode #315: Franklin Roosevelt #4: Marriage Evolution & First National Campaign (1916-1920)
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode #314: Franklin Roosevelt #3: Navy and War (1913-1919)
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode #313: Franklin Roosevelt #2: Following TR's Path to Politics (1904-1913)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode #312: Franklin Roosevelt #1: Youth, School, and Marriage (1882-1905)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode #311: Herbert Hoover #13: Elder Statesman … Finally (1945-1964)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Episode #310: Herbert Hoover #12: The Leader of the Opposition - Part II (1937-1944)
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode #309: Herbert Hoover #11: The Leader of the Opposition - Part I (1932-1937)
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode #308: Herbert Hoover #10: Fighting for the Soul of America (1932)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode #307: Herbert Hoover #9: The Depression Won't Relent (1930-1932)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode #306: Herbert Hoover #8: The Stock Market Crash (1929-1930)
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode #305: Herbert Hoover #7: First Year Agenda (1928-1929)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode #304: Herbert Hoover #6: From the Cabinet to the White House (1921-1928)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode #303: Herbert Hoover #5: Ideology, Politics, and More Relief (1919-1922)
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Episode #302: Herbert Hoover #4: The Great Humanitarian (1917-1919)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode #301: Herbert Hoover #3: Belgium's Savior (1914-1917)
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode #300: Herbert Hoover #2: The Great Engineer (1895-1914)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode #299: Herbert Hoover #1: Quaker Orphan Goes to Stanford (1874-1895)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode #298: Calvin Coolidge #10: Nothing Lasts Forever (1927-1933)
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Episode #297: Calvin Coolidge #9: Silent Cal (1872-1933)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode #296: Calvin Coolidge #8: Foreign Affairs (1924-1929)
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Episode #295: Calvin Coolidge #7: The Roaring Twenties (1924-1928)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode #294: Calvin Coolidge #6: Continuing the Harding Agenda (1923-1924)
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Episode #293: Calvin Coolidge #5: Rise to National Prominence (1919-1923)
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Episode #292: Calvin Coolidge #4: The Boston Police Strike (1919)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode #291: Calvin Coolidge #3: State Leadership (1913-1919)
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode #290: Calvin Coolidge #2: Law and Politics (1895-1913)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode #289: Calvin Coolidge #1: From Plymouth to Amherst (1871-1895)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode #288: Warren Harding #10: Mistresses (1905-1923)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Episode #287: Warren Harding #9: Teapot Dome (1921-1931)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode #285: Warren Harding #8: Alaska and Untimely Death (1923)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode #284: Warren Harding #7: Second Year Challenges (1922)
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode #283: Warren Harding #6: Disarmament (1921-1922)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Episode #283: Warren Harding #5: Return to Normalcy (1920-1921)
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode #282: Warren Harding #4: Dark Horse from Ohio (1919-1920)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode #281: Warren Harding #3: Senator Harding (1912-1920)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode #280: Warren Harding #2: From the Paper to Politics (1895-1914)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode #279: Warren Harding #1: A Young Man Buys a Newspaper (1865-1895)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode #278: Woodrow Wilson #13: Invalid … and Failure (1920-1924)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode #277: Woodrow Wilson #12: Who's Running the Country? (1919-1920)
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode #276: Woodrow Wilson #11: Fighting for the League and His Life (1919-1920)
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Episode #275: Woodrow Wilson #10: Peace Conference: Round Two (1919)
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode #274: Woodrow Wilson #9: Peace Conference, Round One (1918-1919)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode #273: Woodrow Wilson #8: Fourteen Points and Victory (1918)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode #272: Woodrow Wilson #7: World War (1917)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode #271: Woodrow Wilson #6: Love Amidst a World at War (1915-1917)
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode #270: Woodrow Wilson #5: Crises: International and Personal (1913-1914)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode #269: Woodrow Wilson #4: Putting Plans into Practice (1912-1913)
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Episode #268: Woodrow Wilson #3: Rapid Political Rise (1910-1912)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode #267: Woodrow Wilson #2: Highs and Lows at Princeton (1890-1910)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode #266: Woodrow Wilson #1: Professor Wilson (1856-1890)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode #265: William Taft #10: Dreams Do Come True (1920-1930)
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode #264: William Taft #9: Professor, Rapprochement, and Peace (1913-1920)
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Episode #263: William Taft #8: Rock Bottom (1910-1912)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode #262: William Taft #7: He's Not TR (1909-1910)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode #261: William Taft #6: President Taft, Whether He Wants it or Not (1908-1909)
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Episode #260: William Taft #5: Roosevelt's Jack-of-all-Trades (1904-1908)
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Episode #259: William Taft #4: Duty Calls - Dream Denied (1901-1904)
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode #258: William Taft #3: The Philippines? (1900-1901)
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode #257: William Taft #2: Judge Taft (1889-1899)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode #256: William Taft #1: Lofty Expectations (1857-1889)
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Episode #255: Theodore Roosevelt #10: Wilson, War, and Death (1913-1919)
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Episode #254: Theodore Roosevelt #9: The Taft Rift (1908-1912)
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Episode #253: Theodore Roosevelt #8: Enjoying the Presidency (1901-1909)
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Episode #252: Theodore Roosevelt #7: Doctrine, Square Deal, and the Big Stick (1904-1909)
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode #251: Theodore Roosevelt #6: Expansive Executive (1901-1906)
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode #250: Theodore Roosevelt #5: A Heartbeat Away (1899-1901)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode #249: Theodore Roosevelt #4: Crowded Hour (1898)
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Episode #248: Theodore Roosevelt #3: Go Navy! (1897-1898)
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode #247: Theodore Roosevelt #2: Love and Heartbreak (1878-1884)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode #246: Theodore Roosevelt #1: Father's Influence (1858-1877)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Episode #245: William McKinley #10: Reelection and Assassination (1900-1901)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode #244: William McKinley #9: Cuba, China, and Canal (1898-1901)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Episode #243: William McKinley #8: Liberator or Imperialist? (1898-1901)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode #242: William McKinley #7: War (1898)
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode #241: William McKinley #6: Path to War (1897-1898)
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Episode #240: William McKinley #5: A Quick Start to the Presidency (1896-1897)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode #239: William McKinley #4: Governor and Beyond (1891-1896)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Episode #238: William McKinley #3: The McKinley Tariff (1881-1889)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode #237: William McKinley #2: Law, Politics, and Ida (1865-1880)
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode #236: William McKinley #1: Teenage Warrior (1843-1865)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Episode #235: Benjamin Harrison #10: Busy Lame Duck, and Retirement (1893-1901)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Episode #234: Benjamin Harrison #9: Foreign Affairs, and Losses (1890-1893)
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode #233: Benjamin Harrison #8: Anti-Trust, Protection, and Bimetallism (1889-1890)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode #232: Benjamin Harrison #7: Settling into the White House (1889)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode #231: Benjamin Harrison #6: National Leader (1888-1889)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Episode #230: Benjamin Harrison #5: Senator Harrison (1880-1887)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode #229: Benjamin Harrison #4: Postwar: Law & Politics (1865-1878)
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode #228: Benjamin Harrison #3: The War Years (1862-1865)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode #227: Benjamin Harrison #2: Getting Noticed (1854-1862)
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode #226: Benjamin Harrison #1: Born to be a Politician (1833-1854)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Episode #225: Grover Cleveland #10: Peace at Princeton (1897-1908)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode #224: Grover Cleveland #9: Fighting the Good Fight to the End (1894-1897)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode #223: Grover Cleveland #8: Back to the White House (1893)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode #222: Grover Cleveland #7: An Extended Interregnum (1888-1893)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode #221: Grover Cleveland #6: Marriage and Economics (1885-1888)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Episode #220: Grover Cleveland #5: Reform President (1885-1886)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode #219: Grover Cleveland #4: All the Way To the Top (1884-1885)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode #218: Grover Cleveland #3: Reform Governor (1882-1883)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode #217: Grover Cleveland #2: New Sheriff in Town (1870-1882)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode #216: Grover Cleveland #1: Earnest Young Man (1837-1870)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Episode #215: Chester Arthur #10: To the End (1884-1886)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode #214: Chester Arthur #9: Anything but the Work (1883-1884)
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode #213: Chester Arthur #8: Shocker: From Spoilsman to Leading Reformer (1882-1883)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Episode #212: Chester Arthur #7: What to Expect from the Unlikeliest President Ever (1881-1882)
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode #211: Chester Arthur #6: A Machine VP, and the Assassination of the President (1880-1881)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Episode #210: Chester Arthur #5: Shocking Political Rise (1879-1881)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode #209: Chester Arthur #4: Fired by the President (1876-1879)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode #208: Chester Arthur #3: The Collector (1866-1876)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Episode #207: Chester Arthur #2: Finding his Niche (1861-1866)
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode #206: Chester Arthur #1: Start in Life (1829-1859)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Episode #205: James Garfield #10: Assassination (1881)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode #204: James Garfield #9: Horatio Alger Myth Comes True (1881)
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode #203: James Garfield #8: Dark Horse (1880-1881)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Episode #202: James Garfield #7: A Contentious Election and House Tenure Ends (1876-1880)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode #201: James Garfield #6: Life in DC (1867-1873)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Episode #200: James Garfield #5: To the House (1863-1866)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode #199: James Garfield #4: General Officer (1862-1863)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode #198: James Garfield #3: Leader of Men (1861-1862)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode #197: James Garfield #2: Principal and Politician (1856-1861)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode #196: James Garfield #1: From Canal Boy to College (1831-1856)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode #195: Rutherford Hayes #10: A Good Man with a Tarnished Legacy (1881-1893)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode #194: Rutherford Hayes #9: Reform Efforts (1877-1881)
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode #193: Rutherford Hayes #8: Abandoning Southern Blacks (1877-1879)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode #192: Rutherford Hayes #7: The Most Controversial Election, and a Fateful Compromise (1876-1877)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode #191: Rutherford Hayes #6: The Republican Nominee (1872-1876)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Episode #190: Rutherford Hayes #5: Politician (1865-1872)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode #189: Rutherford Hayes #4: One of the Good Colonels (1862-1865)
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode #188: Rutherford Hayes #3: The Ohio 23rd (1861-1862)
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode #187: Rutherford Hayes #2: Lucy, and a Cause (1849-1861)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode #186: Rutherford Hayes #1: Family, School, and the Law (1822-1849)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode #185: Ulysses Grant #10: World Traveler, Bankruptcy, and Memoirs (1877-1885)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Episode #184: Ulysses Grant #9: Cabinet Corruption (1873-1877)
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode #183: Ulysses Grant #8: Commanding General to Commander in Chief (1869-1873)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Episode #182: Ulysses Grant #7: The Miseries of the Johnson Administration (1865-1869)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode #181: Ulysses Grant #6: Commanding General and Victory (1864-1865)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Episode #180: Ulysses Grant #5: Grant Fights, Grant Wins (1862-1864)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode #179: Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant (1861-1862)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode #178: Ulysses Grant #3: Vagabond Years (1848-1861)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode #177: Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most Unjust Wars ever Waged (1844-1848)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode #176: Ulysses Grant #1: My Ulysses (1822-1844)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Episode #175: Andrew Johnson #10: The President on Trial (1868-1875)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode #174: Andrew Johnson #9: High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1867-1868)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode #173: Andrew Johnson #8: Conflict with Congress Intensifies (1866-1867)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Episode #172: Andrew Johnson #7: Battles over Reconstruction (1865-1866)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode #171: Andrew Johnson #6: Filling Lincoln's Shoes (1865)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode #170: Andrew Johnson #5: Lincoln's Second VP (1864-1865)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode #169: Andrew Johnson #4: Wartime Governor (1862-1865)
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode #168: Andrew Johnson #3: A Southerner Takes a Stand (1853-1862)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Episode #167: Andrew Johnson #2: Off to Congress (1843-1853)
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode #166: Andrew Johnson #1: A Mudsill (1808-1843)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode #165: Abraham Lincoln #15: Reconstruction and Assassination (1865)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode #164: Abraham Lincoln #14: Wartime Election (1864-1865)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode #163: Abraham Lincoln #13: Tide Turns (1863)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode #162: Abraham Lincoln #12: Emancipation (1862-1863)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode #161: Abraham Lincoln #11: Frustrated Commander (1861-1862)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode #160: Abraham Lincoln #10: Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution (1861-1865)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode #159: Abraham Lincoln #9: Secession and the Declaration (1860-1861)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Episode #158: Abraham Lincoln #8: Most Perilous Interregnum and Inauguration (1860-1861)
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Episode #157: Abraham Lincoln #7: The Most Important Election (1860)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode #156: Abraham Lincoln #6: Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode #155: Abraham Lincoln #5: Taking a Stand (1854-1858)
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode #154: Abraham Lincoln #4: Lawyer with a Moral Core (1848-1850)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode #153: Abraham Lincoln #3: Personal Life and Personality (1831-1853)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode #152: Abraham Lincoln #2: Path to Politics (1832-1848)
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode #151: Abraham Lincoln #1: Frontier Youth for 'Honest Old Abe' (1809-1833)
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode #150: James Buchanan #10: Don't Blame Me (1861-1868)
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode #149: James Buchanan #9: Perilous Interregnum (1860-1861)
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode #148: James Buchanan #8: Presidential Duties and Investigations (1857-1860)
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Episode #147: James Buchanan #7: Bleeding Kansas and the Lecompton Constitution (1857)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode #146: James Buchanan #6: Elected: Greatest Trial of His Life (1856-1857)
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode #145: James Buchanan #5: Off to Europe, While Kansas Bleeds (1849-1856)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode #144: James Buchanan #4: Cabinet Conflict (1844-1849)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode #143: James Buchanan #3: Senatorial Legalist (1834-1843)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode #142: James Buchanan #2: Jacksonian Challenges (1820-1833)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode #141: James Buchanan #1: Pennsylvania Roots (1791-1819)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode #140: Franklin Pierce #10: Unapologetic Constitutionalist, Come What May (1857-1869)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode #139: Franklin Pierce #9: Bleeding Kansas (1855-1856)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode #138: Franklin Pierce #8: It Doesn't Get Any Easier (1854-1855)
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode #137: Franklin Pierce #7: Kansas-Nebraska and Popular Sovereignty (1854)
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode #136: Franklin Pierce #6: Cloud Over the Presidency (1853)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode #135: Franklin Pierce #5: Dark Horse (1848-1852)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode #134: Franklin Pierce #4: Stumbles in War (1847-1848)
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode #133: Franklin Pierce #3: Back to New Hampshire (1842-1847)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode #132: Franklin Pierce #2: Coming Into His Own (1830-1842)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode #131: Franklin Pierce #1: Oh, to Be Like Dad (1804-1830)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode #130: Millard Fillmore #10: Leading Citizen of Buffalo (1856-1874)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode #129: Millard Fillmore #9: Grief-Stricken Know-Nothing (1853-1856)
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode #128: Millard Fillmore #8: Presidential Duties and Reelection Prospects (1850-1853)
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode #127: Millard Fillmore #7: Implementing the Compromise of 1850 (1850-1852)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Episode #126: Millard Fillmore #6: Debating the Compromise of 1850 (1849-1850)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode #125: Millard Fillmore #5: Patronage Wars (1849)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode #124: Millard Fillmore #4: Higher Office (1843-1848)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode #123: Millard Fillmore #3: Congress and Family (1841-1843)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode #122: Millard Fillmore #2: National and State Politics (1830-1840)
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode #121: Millard Fillmore #1: To the State House (1800-1831)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode #120: Zachary Taylor #10: Contentious Compromise (1849-1850)
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode #119: Zachary Taylor #9: To the White House (1848-1849)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode #118: Zachary Taylor #8: Unlikeliest Elected President … Ever (1847-1848)
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Episode #117: Zachary Taylor #7: Had Enough (1846-1847)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode #116: Zachary Taylor #6: Clash with the President (1846)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode #115: Zachary Taylor #5: National Spotlight (1846)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode #114: Zachary Taylor #4: Army of Occupation (1844-1846)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode #113: Zachary Taylor #3: Earning His Star (1835-1840)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode #112: Zachary Taylor #2: Military Travels (1815-1835)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode #111: Zachary Taylor #1: First Battle (1784-1815)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode #110: James Polk #10: He Gave His All (1848-1849)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode #109: James Polk #9: The Politics of Manifest Destiny (1846-1848)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode #108: James Polk #8: Military Success (1846-1847)
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Episode #107: James Polk #7: Bating War (1845-1846)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode #106: James Polk #6: 3-for-3 (1845-1846)
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode #105: James Polk #5: Cabinet Controversies and Aggressive Agenda (1844-1845)
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode #104: James Polk #4: Dark Horse (1844)
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode #103: James Polk #3: Ups and Downs in Tennessee (1838-1843)
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode #102: James Polk #2: Jackson's Speaker (1825-1836)
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode #101: James Polk #1: Getting Started (1795-1825)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode #100: John Tyler #10: Presidential Succession - Presidential Secession (1844-1862)
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode #99: John Tyler #9: Explosion, Marriage, and Texas (1842-1845)
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode #98: John Tyler #8: Foreign Policy Success (1842-1844)
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May 21, 2025 |
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Episode #97: John Tyler #7: Presidential Obstruction, or Doing Duty (1841-1842)
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode #96: John Tyler #6: Man Without a Party (1841)
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode #95: John Tyler #5: Accidental President (1841)
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode #94: John Tyler #4: Whig VP (1836-1841)
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode #93: John Tyler #3: Jacksonian Conflict (1831-1837)
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode #92: John Tyler #2: Opposition in the Senate (1827-1830)
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode #91: John Tyler #1: In His Father's Footsteps (1790-1826)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode #90: William Henry Harrison #10: The Briefest Presidency (1841)
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode #89: William Henry Harrison #9: Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign (1836-1840)
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode #88: William Henry Harrison #8: Colombia and Back (1828-1834)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode #87: William Henry Harrison #7: National Politics (1814-1824)
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode #86: William Henry Harrison #6: Victory! … and Sidelined (1813-1814)
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode #85: William Henry Harrison #5: War! (1812-1813)
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode #84: William Henry Harrison #4: Tippecanoe (1811)
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode #83: William Henry Harrison #3: Tecumseh and The Prophet (1806-1810)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode #82: William Henry Harrison #2: Frontier Politician (1978-1805)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode #81: William Henry Harrison #1: Plantation to Medicine to Arms (1773-1795)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode #80: Martin Van Buren #10: Free Soil Finish (1844-1862)
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode #79: Martin Van Buren #9: No Second Chance (1840-1844)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode #78: Martin Van Buren #8: Presidential Travails (1837-1841)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Episode #77: Martin Van Buren #7: #2 to #1 (1832-1836)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode #76: Martin Van Buren #6: The Great Magician (1831-1832)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode #75: Martin Van Buren #5: Secretary of State (1829-1831)
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode #74: Martin Van Buren #4: Re-emergence (1825-1829)
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode #73: Martin Van Buren #3: Washington and Albany (1821-1825)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode #72: Martin Van Buren #2: Rough and Tumble New York Politics (1815-1821)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode #71: Martin Van Buren #1: The Man from Kinderhook (1782-1812)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode #70: Andrew Jackson #10: Retirement and Legacy (1837-1845)
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode #69: Andrew Jackson #9: Jacksonian Federalism (1829-1833)
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode #68: Andrew Jackson #8: Kill the Bank … and the Economy (1829-1837)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode #67: Andrew Jackson #7: New Kind of President (1829-1837)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode #66: Andrew Jackson #6: Path to the Presidency (1824-1829)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode #65: Andrew Jackson #5: On His Own Responsibility (1817-1821)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode #64: Andrew Jackson #4: Hero of New Orleans (1814-1815)
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode #63: Andrew Jackson #3: Major General and War (1802-1814)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode #62: Andrew Jackson #2: Serial Duelist (1788-1813)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode #61: Andrew Jackson #1: Rough Upbringing (1767-1800)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode #60: John Quincy Adams #10: Petitions and Slavery (1836-1848)
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode #59: John Quincy Adams #9: To the House (1829-1833)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode #58: John Quincy Adams #8: Inconsequential Presidency (1825-1829)
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode #57: John Quincy Adams #7: Corrupt Bargain? (1824-1825)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode #56: John Quincy Adams #6: Secretary of State, Part II (1819-1825)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode #55: John Quincy Adams #5: Secretary of State, Part I (1817-1821)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode #54: John Quincy Adams #4: Russia and Peace (1809-1816)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode #53: John Quincy Adams #3: Politician (1801-1808)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode #52: John Quincy Adams #2: Minister (1791-1801)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode #51: John Quincy Adams #1: Chip Off the Old Block (1767-1790)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode #50: James Monroe #10: Retirement and Legacy (1824-1831)
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode #49: James Monroe #9: Doctrine (1819-1823)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode #48: James Monroe #8: Tough Times, Too (1817-1825)
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode #47: James Monroe #7: Dealing with Jackson (1817-1831)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode #46: James Monroe #6: Era of Good Feelings (1817-1820)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode #45: James Monroe #5: Madison's Cabinet and War (1809-1817)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Episode #44: James Monroe #4: Foreign Deals (1799-1807)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode #43: James Monroe #3: Standing Up for Honor (1792-1797)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode #42: James Monroe #2: Political Beginnings (1780-1794)
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode #41: James Monroe #1: Teenage War Hero (1758-1779)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode #40: James Madison #10: Retirement and Legacy (1817-1836)
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode #39: James Madison #9: Dolley and the Presidency (1794-1817)
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode #38: James Madison #8: Mr. Madison's War (1809-1815)
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode #37: James Madison #7: Jefferson's Premier (1801-1809)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode #36: James Madison #6: Party of the Opposition (1789-1800)
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode #35: James Madison #5: Father of … (1787-1791)
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode #34: James Madison #4: The Federalist (1787-1788)
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode #33: James Madison #3: The Constitution (1787)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode #32: James Madison #2: National Catalyst for Change (1786-1787)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode #31: James Madison #1: Path to Politics (1751-1786)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode #30: Thomas Jefferson #10 The Sage of Monticello (1809-1826)
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode #29: Thomas Jefferson #9 Martha, Maria, and Sally (1770-1826)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode #28: Thomas Jefferson #8: Monarchist? (1801-1809)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode #27: Thomas Jefferson #7: Revolution of 1800 (1800-1809)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode #26: Thomas Jefferson #6: Leader of the Opposition (1794-1800)
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode #25: Thomas Jefferson #5: George Washington's Cabinet (1790-1793)
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode #24: Thomas Jefferson #4: Diplomat (1783-1789)
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode #23: Thomas Jefferson #3: The War at Home (1776-1783)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode #22: Thomas Jefferson #2: The Declaration (1776)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode #21: Thomas Jefferson #1: Youth to Rebel (1743-1775)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode #20: John Adams #10: Retirement (1801-1826)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode #19: John Adams #9: Monarchist? (1776-1826)
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode #18: John Adams #8: President (1797-1801)
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Episode #17: John Adams #7: The Most Insignificant Office (1789-1797)
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode #16: John Adams #6: Family (1735-1826)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode #15: John Adams #5: Diplomat (1783-1788)
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Episode #14: John Adams #4: War Duty Abroad (1778-1783)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode #13: John Adams #3: Independence (1774-1777)
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode #12: John Adams #2: Path to Rebellion (1765-1774)
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode #11: John Adams #1: Upbringing (1735-1765)
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode #10: George Washington #10: Farewell and Legacy (1797-1799)
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode #9: George Washington #9: Slavery (1743-1799)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Episode #8: George Washington #8: Second Term (1793-1797)
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode #7: George Washington #7: President and Precedents (1789-1793)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode #6: George Washington #6: First in Peace (1784-1789)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode #5: George Washington #5: Victory (1778-1783)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Episode #4: George Washington #4: Revolution (1775-1778)
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode #3: George Washington #3: Rebel (1765-1775)
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode #2: George Washington #2: Love and Marriage (1758-1799)
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode #1: George Washington #1: First in War (1752-1758)
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Presidential Chronicles - Introduction
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Jan 01, 2025 |