27.) William Howard Taft 1909-1913

27.) William Howard Taft 1909-1913

In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were such great friends, TR personally campaigned for Taft to succeed him to the presidency. Four years later, that relationship was so irrevocably damaged that TR split the GOP in half to deny Taft's reelection. There's no way around, Taft's presidency was made by Roosevelt, and then it was unmade by Roosevelt. But there's far more to Taft's legacy than just his four years in the White House. Follow along as Taft pursues a career in the ...

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33.A) The Truman Committee: An interview with Steve Drummond

33.A) The Truman Committee: An interview with Steve Drummond

"When people create delays for profit, when they sell poor products for defense use, when they cheat on price and quality, they aren't any different from a draft dodger and the public at large feels j...

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33.) Harry S Truman 1945-1953

33.) Harry S Truman 1945-1953

"I don't know if you fellas ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me what happened yesterday, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me." - Harry S. Truman...

5 Juli 202356min

Bonus! The Rough Rider and the Professor, an interview with Laurence Jurdem

Bonus! The Rough Rider and the Professor, an interview with Laurence Jurdem

"You are the only man whom in all my life I have met who has repeatedly and in every way done for me what I could not do for myself and nobody else would do." - New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt to...

4 Juli 20231h 4min

32.G.) Eleanor Roosevelt, an interview with David Michaelis

32.G.) Eleanor Roosevelt, an interview with David Michaelis

"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves." - Eleanor Roosevelt ~~~ Eleanor Roosevelt is the most enduringly fa...

19 Juni 20231h 21min

32.F.) FDR & American Grand Strategy, an interview with Elizabeth Borgwardt and Christopher Nichols

32.F.) FDR & American Grand Strategy, an interview with Elizabeth Borgwardt and Christopher Nichols

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. "The first is freedom of speech and expression ... "The second is freedom of e...

5 Juni 20231h 40min

32.E.) FDR's policy of Japanese internment, an interview with Paul Sparrow

32.E.) FDR's policy of Japanese internment, an interview with Paul Sparrow

"By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States ... I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the Military Commanders ... to prescribe military areas … from whi...

15 Maj 202356min

32.D.) FDR's mastery of radio, the press, and persuasion, an interview with Harold Holzer

32.D.) FDR's mastery of radio, the press, and persuasion, an interview with Harold Holzer

"The president wants to come into your home and sit at your fireside for a little fireside chat," - Robert Trout of CBS News, introducing one of FDR's radio speeches. ~~~ FDR is the longest-serving ...

1 Maj 202355min

32.C.) FDR, Traitor to his Class, an interview with H.W. Brands

32.C.) FDR, Traitor to his Class, an interview with H.W. Brands

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," - Franklin Roosevelt, Jan. 20, 1937. ~~~ ...

17 Apr 202346min

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