23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

When it comes to politicians, promises made + promises kept is supposed to = reelection, right? For Benjamin Harrison and the 51st GOP Congress, this common sense equation failed in a major way. After passing more legislation than almost any Congress in U.S. history, Harrison and the GOP majority were sent packing in one of the most lopsided congressional wipeouts ever. Why? Follow along as Harrison serves in the Civil War, enters politics, wins the White House, and passes a raft of major le...

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36.B) LBJ's Great Society, an interview with Mark Updegrove

36.B) LBJ's Great Society, an interview with Mark Updegrove

Lyndon Baines Johnson is one of the most legislatively accomplished presidents in American history - possibly the only president who actually did so much winning, people got tired of it. But how did h...

12 Helmi 202446min

36.A) LBJ & Vietnam, an interview with Mark Lawrence

36.A) LBJ & Vietnam, an interview with Mark Lawrence

Few presidents have a darker mark on their resume that LBJ's handling of the Vietnam war. Though overwhelmingly popular at first, the war divided the nation and broke Johnson's political power just 4 ...

15 Tammi 202449min

36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969

36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969

"There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem." - Lyndon Baines Johnson, March 9, 1965 ~~~ Lyndon Baines Johnson was thrus...

1 Tammi 20241h 2min

35.C) JFK & The Press, an interview with Harold Holzer

35.C) JFK & The Press, an interview with Harold Holzer

JFK once joked, "the worst I do, the more popular I get." Historian Harold Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City, Chairman of the Lincoln ...

18 Joulu 202352min

35.B) Joe Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch, an interview with David Nasaw

35.B) Joe Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch, an interview with David Nasaw

Joe Kennedy Jr. used his intellect, connections, and more than a few shady stock market tricks to become one of the wealthiest men in America. Once there, he threw his vast fortune behind the politica...

4 Joulu 202356min

35.A) The Assassination of JFK, an interview with Stephen Fagin

35.A) The Assassination of JFK, an interview with Stephen Fagin

60 years ago today, John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling through the streets of Dallas. Stephen Fagin, curator of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, takes us through the tragic day an...

22 Marras 202345min

35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961 ~~~ John F. Kennedy presided over three of the most turbulent years of the Cold...

20 Marras 202359min

BONUS! 2023 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular

BONUS! 2023 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular

Earlier this year, four podcasters got together to record the second annual Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular! Tune in as I'm joined by three fellow history podcasters and friends for a round ...

20 Marras 202355min

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