Episode 56 — James Buchanan: Stalemate Before the Storm
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21 Sep 20251h 3min
Episode 55 — Franklin Pierce: Promise, Power & a Country Splitting at the Seams
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21 Sep 202531min
Episode 54 — Millard Fillmore: Lines Held, Lines Crossed
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21 Sep 202553min
Episode 53 — Zachary Taylor: Old Rough & Ready, New Republic’s Crisis
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21 Sep 202548min
Episode 52 — James K. Polk: Dark Horse, Big Map, High Cost
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21 Sep 202545min
Episode 51 — John Tyler: “His Accidency,” Veto Power & a New Line of Succession
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21 Sep 202554min
Episode 50 — William Henry Harrison: Tippecanoe, Hard Cider & a Thirty-Day Presidency
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21 Sep 202552min
Episode 49 — Martin Van Buren: Party Builder in a Panic
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21 Sep 202552min
