Nixon Goes to China (Part 1) | The Nixon Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to February 21, 1972 when President Nixon, a staunch anti-communist, begins the thawing of relations with China with a personal visit to the country.Whistlesto...
23 Maj 201831min
Roosevelt v. The Gorgon | The Oval Office
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to Feb 22, 1902, as Theodore Roosevelt prepares to receive the unhappy company of angry executives hoping to strong-arm the White House into ignoring their mon...
2 Maj 20181min
The Lighthearted Leanings of Leadership | The 21st Century
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to April 30, 2011 when President Obama stepped up to the podium at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to deliver a dig and dig for a laugh.Whistlestop is S...
19 Apr 20181min
Four Score and Seven Years of Presidential Golfing | The Presidency
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to April 13, 1953 when Washington DC’s baseball team, the Senators, hoped the nation’s new President would deliver the first pitch of the season. Instead, Pres...
4 Apr 20182min
Griever-in-Chief and Guardian of Common Ground | The Clinton Era
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to April 19, 1995 when the Oklahoma City Bombing shocked the nation and the President stepped up to offer emotional and political guidance.Whistlestop is Slate...
7 Mars 20182min
Retiring for Peace | The '60s
When President Johnson delivered his State of the Union speech on January 17, 1968 he surprised those closest to him when he didn’t step down.Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential campaign...
21 Feb 20182min
Carter Withdraws From U.S. Olympics | The 20th Century
America boycotted the Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980 in response to the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Here on the eve of the next winter Olympiad we’ll have the story of that decision by Presiden...
8 Feb 20182min
The 25th Amendment | The 19th Century
This episode of Whistlestop travels back to April 4, 1841, the death of president William Henry Harrison, and a flaw in the Constitution that needed fixing.Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about preside...
24 Jan 20182min
