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American POTUS - Hal Wert: Hoover vs. Roosevelt
American POTUS - May 31, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutesThe American POTUS podcast is a 501c3 non-profit show, supported by listener patriots like you. To help us keep the program going, please join others around the nation by considering a tax-deductible donation. You can make your contribution and see what exciting plans we have for new podcasts ...
Presidents from Abe Lincoln to Silent Cal
American POTUS - May 10, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutesDavid Fisher returns to American POTUS to discuss his latest additions to his terrific Presidential Chronicles series. This time we talk about presidents from the Great Emancipator to Silent Cal. The American POTUS podcast is a 501c3 non-profit show, supported by listener patriots like you. T...
Bonus: Dr. Bennett on Covid
Q & Abe - March 28, 2024 14:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 6.3, "When was DC its unhealthiest?" While we were talking to the inimitable Dr. Ayanna Bennett, she was very clear that the Covid experience was a moment where the interconnectedness of everyone’s health became clear. We asked her, how else did Covid affe...
Truman and the Atomic Bomb
American POTUS - March 28, 2024 12:00 - 1 hourNearly 80 years after Harry Truman dropped the atomic bomb, there are still countless questions surrounding this accidental president and his debatable decision to end the war with Japan in this explosive way. What were the political circumstances at the time, the estimates of casualties, the le...
When was DC its unhealthiest?
Q & Abe - March 21, 2024 14:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're talking about a question we got after telling the story of Willie Lincoln's death from typhoid. Along the way we talk about the sanitary revolution - try washing your dishes!, equity in health resources across the city, and how to even measure what "healthy" means. Come a...
Bonus: Frederick, is God dead?
Q & Abe - March 14, 2024 15:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 6.2, "Did Lincoln ever go to church?" John O'Brien shared more stories about the Lincoln family's life at New York Ave Presbyterian, and Dr. Corey Walker explained how Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth were grappling with how the god they believed in ...
Did Lincoln ever go to church?
Q & Abe - March 07, 2024 16:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're talking about a question we often get from visitors with a strong faith practice. On the way we talk about Mrs. Lincoln's Sunday best, the intersection of religion and politics re: slavery, and definitions of Christian nationalism. Come along with us! Guests: Richard Ca...
Bonus: Checks, Balances, and Trains
Q & Abe - February 29, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 6.1, "Does anybody know what Lincoln's next big idea was?" Kate Masur explained more about Lincoln's willingness to collaborate with Congress, and Shannon Janean Currie made an intriguing connection between his time and our own. www.lincolncottage.org H...
Does anybody know what Lincoln's next big idea was?
Q & Abe - February 22, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're talking about a question we got from a supporter of the Cottage who was thinking about what Lincoln would have done with more time. On the way we talk about what political candidates need to do to connect with voters, how historians approach uncertainty, and how to know i...
Jefferson's European Adventure
American POTUS - February 05, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutesIt was the 1780’s and this future POTUS was suffering through middle age, his wife had passed away after a long illness and he had sworn off politics after a rough stint as Virginia’s governor. He was in desperate need of a big change! So off he went to spend the next 5 years as America’s repr...
New Podcast: Making Masters of the Air
"To the Best of My Ability" - January 25, 2024 22:00 - 23 secondsClick HERE to follow the new podcast by The National WWII Museum: Making Masters of the Air. Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific, streaming January 26 on Apple TV+. The series follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (th...
Long Shot POTUS Candidate Abraham Lincoln
American POTUS - January 09, 2024 14:00 - 48 minutesIt was a time when political conventions were far different than today. There might have been a favorite leading candidate going in, but the deal was not done until the back-room deals were made and the votes were cast. Enter unknown, long shot candidate Abraham Lincoln. An absolute dark horse...
POTUS 1 and Westward Expansion
American POTUS - November 30, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourLong before he became our 1st POTUS, young George Washington was forging relationships, for better or for worse, with Native Americans on the western frontier. As life would have it, it’s these critical experiences that wound up serving him well over the next few decades, as General during the R...
The 1st Female Presidential Advisors
American POTUS - October 18, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutesOvercoming the barriers to having their voices heard, female trailblazers in the late 40’s and 50’s opened the door to a new role in American politics. Their good reasoning and sound judgement were finally being paid attention to by presidential candidates from both parties, something our leade...
POTUS 26: TR and His Political Best Friend
American POTUS - September 14, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutesWe all have friends, and politicians have A LOT of friends. But when it comes to political “Best Friends”, TR and his buddy Henry Cabot Lodge sets the bar. From a young age, the two men were taught to serve others and achieve tremendous success, which they did with the assistance of each other....
POTUS 20 - The Unfulfilled Presidency
American POTUS - August 21, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutesOn the national stage, humble politician James Garfield was a virtual unknown - thrust into a long-shot run for the ultimate office, the Presidency. He went on to win the White House in one of the closest elections up to that time. And unexperienced as he may have been, after just 6 months in of...
POTUS 3's BIG, BOLD Real Estate Deal
American POTUS - July 13, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutesIt was Thomas Jefferson’s big bold real estate deal, the 15 Million Dollar Louisiana Purchase that was just too good to pass up. It doubled the size of the country, eliminated the threat of a foreign power, connected the western lands, and gave us a stronger hold on the incredibly valuable Ohio...
Honest Abe's Death-Defying Trip to D.C.
American POTUS - June 14, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutesAbraham Lincoln’s election of 1860 saw an amazing 80% voter turnout due in part to extreme passions for who would be leading our divided nation, they had never and would never be as high. As a result, Honest Abe’s whisker-close win proved to be the final spark in the explosion of Civil War. So t...
JFK - Debatable, Complex, Scandalous
American POTUS - May 15, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutesJack Kennedy won the presidency as a fresh new face for a new generation. A young, renegade leader who pushed the standards of how the White House conducted its business. And to this, he was successful just as much as he was a failure. But when he was assassinated in Dallas, his very short 2 p...
Bonus: The Derringer
Q & Abe - April 20, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 5.3, "Why would Maryland do that?" Terry Alford told us more about Booth’s weapon, and Alex Wood encouraged us to think deeper about place(s) of memory. www.lincolncottage.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Accidental War-Time POTUS
American POTUS - April 17, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutesHarry Truman was a smart, humble, confident midwestern Vice President, who woke up one day to find himself in the top job, running the country! And it was no time to sit back and let issues and policies just play out. It was one of the most tumultuous times in global history, wrapping up a worl...
Why would Maryland do that?
Q & Abe - April 12, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're talking about a question we got from a student trying to understand the reasons behind Lincoln’s assassination. Along the way we’ll encounter a troubling relationship to cats, one of history’s most dramatic moments, and resources to stop radicalization in the present. Com...
Bonus: Celebrations and Response Times
Q & Abe - April 06, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 5.2, "How fast did emancipation happen?" Greg Downs recounted other emancipation celebrations you may not have heard of, and General Blanchard ran us through how the National Guard's timeline for deployment works. www.lincolncottage.org Hosted on Acast...
How fast did emancipation happen?
Q & Abe - March 30, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're talking about a question we got from a British couple curious about the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation. Along the way we wander through several alternate timelines, the experience of Black soldiers, and the contemporary work of the National Guard. Come along w...
Bonus: 19th Century Queer
Q & Abe - March 23, 2023 14:02 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis bonus episode accompanies episode 5.1, "Was Lincoln gay?" Hugh Ryan shared an additional story of queer life in the 19th century, and Callie had a scenario she wanted to run by him to help understand how people in Springfield may have seen Lincoln and Speed. www.lincolncottage.org Host...
Was Lincoln gay?
Q & Abe - March 16, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFor this episode, we're answering a question we've gotten from young people curious about Lincoln's relationships. Along the way we talk about gossipy Springfield, Illinois in the 1840s, Lincoln's close friend Joshua Speed, the invention of the term "straight," and how museums can tell queer sto...
Ronald Reagan's Starring Role
American POTUS - March 15, 2023 18:00 - 49 minutesThe Soviets weren’t too thrilled when this actor turned President rolled into the White House. His Build-Up-To-Build-Down strategy was about to make life very, very difficult for them. But if one thing was certain, he wouldn’t be able to star in this production alone. So he put together a dyna...
The New Cold War
American POTUS - February 22, 2023 17:00 - 1 hourWhen the Soviet Union fell apart, and China began its economic liberalization, it looked like those two old Cold War foes were becoming, if not friends, at least not enemies. But now we find ourselves in a new Cold War as both those nations aggressively confront America and our allies. On this...
Marine One - Lifting the POTUS
American POTUS - February 17, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesMarine One is easily the most famous helicopter in the world, typically using the South lawn of the White House to pick up the most famous passenger in the world. So, it’s to no one’s real surprise, that flying, operating, and maintaining this important aircraft is a huge job, because there’s pl...
The POTUS So Nice We Elected Him Twice!
American POTUS - December 12, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourIt had been a long time since a Democrat was elected to the White House, until New Yorker Grover Cleveland grabbed the keys in a squeaker. Taking a tough stand on several domestic issues got him kicked out after just 4 years. But the poor performance from the guy that replaced him opened the d...
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