39.A) Jimmy Carter, the outsider, an interview with Jonathan Alter

39.A) Jimmy Carter, the outsider, an interview with Jonathan Alter

When Jimmy Carter won the presidency, his Democratic party held a 61-37 majority in the Senate and a 292-143 majority in the House. Why then, with such a clear governing majority, were his relations with Congress so poor, and his agenda so challenged? Jonathan Alter, a long-time journalist and author of numerous books on the presidency, including His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life, discusses how Carter's outsider status and a healthy heaping of luck swept him to the presidency, but be...

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39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

"The erosion of confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of the nation," - Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979 ~~~ Jimmy Carter may have been the luckiest president...

3 Kesä 20241h 1min

37.C) Nixon v The Supreme Court, an interview with Michael Bobelian

37.C) Nixon v The Supreme Court, an interview with Michael Bobelian

From 1953 to 1969, the Supreme Court was a vanguard of progressive change for the United States. But then came Tricky Dick. Michael Bobelian, author of Battle For The Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Lyndon...

20 Touko 20241h

38.A) Gerald Ford in the Maelstrom, an interview with Brooke Clement

38.A) Gerald Ford in the Maelstrom, an interview with Brooke Clement

A 24-year career in Congress crested at a tumultuous time for Gerald Ford. He was the GOP leader of the house during the Nixon administration, then Nixon's VP, then the president who had to heal the c...

6 Touko 202438min

38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977

38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977

"Our long national nightmare is over." - Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 ~~~ Gerald Ford is the only person in American history to reach the vice presidency and the presidency without being elected to e...

15 Huhti 202448min

37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell

37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell

It didn't take long for Richard Nixon to earn the nickname "Tricky Dick," but was he really any more tricky than the typical politician? You bet he was! John Farrell, a long-time journalist and auth...

8 Huhti 202446min

37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter

37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter

Richard Nixon was sworn in as President with a Democratic House and Senate across Capitol Hill, which you might expect to lead to legislative impasse. Instead, it was one of the more prolific legislat...

18 Maalis 202455min

37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974

37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974

"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook." - Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973 ~~~ Richard Nixon's life is a drama unlike any other. A desire to win a...

4 Maalis 20241h

16.F.) How Lincoln changed American immigration, an interview with Harold Holzer

16.F.) How Lincoln changed American immigration, an interview with Harold Holzer

Migrating to the United States used to be as easy as buying a boat ticket. Getting settled was the hard part, and it became far more daunting when the United States was torn asunder by Civil War in 18...

19 Helmi 20241h 1min

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