Lindsay M. Chervinsky – Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Birth of Executive Leadership

from Speaking of Writers · host Steve Richards

As part of the Speaking of Writers America 250 Series, Steve Richards talks with presidential historian Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky about her book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic.The conversation explores how America's second president transformed the presidency, navigated the nation's earliest political crises, and established precedents that continue to influence presidents today.#SpeakingOfWriters #America250 #JohnAdams #FoundingFathers #USHistory #AmericanHistory #Presidency #LindsayChervinsky #GeorgeWashington #ThomasJefferson #HistoryPodcast #HistoryBooks #OxfordUniversityPress #SteveRichards #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #PoliticalHistory #Constitution #ExecutiveBranch #MountVernon

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