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President Trump’s COVID diagnosis raises questions about what happens when the president is incapacitated. Jane Hampton Cook and our host Richard Lim discuss what history has to say about presidential...
· 41 min 4 sec
In the middle of a heated presidential election, historian Jarrett Stepman explains what lessons history has to offer about the electoral college, running mate selections, and televised debates. Jarre...
· 54 min 57 sec
100 years after the 19th amendment, Jane Hampton Cook’s book Resilience on Parade recounts the long struggle to secure women the right to vote nationwide. In this episode, Jane discusses the key figur...
· 53 min 49 sec
The grandson of the 34th president, Merrill Eisenhower Atwater continues his family’s tradition of public service as CEO of People to People International. In this episode, Merrill discusses his grand...
· 56 min 40 sec
Some remember Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency as a time of peace and prosperity, but in reality, it was an era of constant global crises. This episode explores how Eisenhower skillfully navigated th...
· 1 hr 45 min 15 sec
Few men entered the presidency as prepared as Dwight D. Eisenhower, but the Cold War required exquisite statesmanship. This episode explores Eisenhower’s plans to contain communism and prevent nuclear...
· 57 min 34 sec
Our host Richard and Joey Brown discuss the smallpox pandemic during the American Revolution and the Spanish Flu and the lessons those events have to offer for the present COVID-19 pandemic.JOIN PREMI...
· 32 min 15 sec
Harry S. Truman, a former haberdasher from Missouri, presided over the final victory in World War II, but a new conflict emerged: the Cold War. This episode explores how he responded to the unpreceden...
· 1 hr 43 min 9 sec
Richard and Michael answer questions from listeners including the origin story of the podcast and what goes into making an episode. They also announce a Kickstarter Project to fund a podcast studio.JO...
· 33 min 17 sec
In 1945, Harry S. Truman made one of the most fateful decisions any president has ever had to make: to use the atomic bomb as a weapon of war. This episode examines the unique circumstances and earths...
· 1 hr 13 min 4 sec
Nigel Hamilton is the author of an epic-three part biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt. In this episode, Hamilton discusses his new book, War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943–1945.J...
· 1 hr 10 min 41 sec
When John Wolfram joined the US Navy in 1967, he did not know he would become the first person to see the Apollo 11 astronauts after the moon landing. John shares about his experiences of the Apollo 1...
· 42 min 40 sec
George Washington is known as the “Indispensable Man” of the American Revolution. That was never truer than in 1783, when a mysterious conspiracy in Newburgh, NY almost destroyed the young republic. T...
· 1 hr 39 min 8 sec
Scott Rank discusses his podcast "Presidential Fight Club", which seeks to answer the question "If all of the presidents fought each other one-on-one, who would win?"SCOTT RANKwww.historyonthenet.com/...
· 57 min 23 sec
General Michael V. Hayden was on the front lines during President Bush’s War on Terror. In this episode, the former NSA and CIA director discusses the dilemmas presidents face in defending America fro...
· 1 hr 7 min 42 sec
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in building an American empire, but they found themselves in an unexpected war against the Philippines. This episode explores the horrors of America’s...
· 1 hr 57 min 42 sec
The unlikely pair of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt transformed their nation from an isolationist republic to a global empire. This episode examines how they remade the United States and what...
· 1 hr 22 min 35 sec
When James K. Polk left the presidency, he was exhausted with just months to live—but he left his nation a continental giant. This episode explores the obstacles he overcame so that America could beco...
· 1 hr 4 min 24 sec
Politicians are known for breaking promises, but not James K. Polk. He entered the presidency promising to fulfill his nation’s “Manifest Destiny” and he succeeded beyond anyone’s imagination. This ep...
· 1 hr 18 min 51 sec
It took America a little bit of luck and the collective genius of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe to secure the Louisiana Purchase from France. This episode explores how these three American giants pul...
· 1 hr 41 min 56 sec