American POTUS

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American POTUS

We are obsessed with the presidency at American POTUS. We believe that the 46 imperfect patriots who have held our nation’s highest office all have something to offer today’s electorate – a perspective that appropriately grounds today’s political conversations in truth and context. To help us reveal the many layers of each administration, we’ll be joined by the nation’s most influential historians, scholars and experts who have studied every facet of the presidents and the presidency. Not only will we cover the crucial decisions that changed the world but also the humor, hobbies and quirks that give us a captivating sense of each American POTUS.

  1. 149

    American POTUS: Boss Lincoln featuring Matthew Pinsker

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  2. 148

    American POTUS: Woodrow Wilson as Commander-in-Chief featuring Mark Benbow

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  3. 147

    American POTUS: Rawhide Down - The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan featuring Del Wilber

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  4. 146

    American POTUS: When Harry Truman Met Pablo Picasso featuring Matthew Algeo

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  5. 145

    American POTUS: Lincoln and His Admirals featuring Craig Symonds

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  6. 144

    American POTUS - Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers featuring Andrew Busch

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  7. 143

    American POTUS: Meet "The Real Ike" with Martin "Mack" Teasley

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  8. 142

    American POTUS - Lincoln's Peace: When Did the Civil War End? Featuring Michael Vorenberg

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  9. 141

    American POTUS - Richard Nixon, California's Native Son featuring Paul Carter

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  10. 140

    American POTUS - The Bosom Friends: James Buchanan and William Rufus King featuring Thomas Balcerski

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  11. 139

    American POTUS - JFK the Icon, Libertine, and Leader featuring Mark White

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  12. 138

    American POTUS - FDR's Funeral Train featuring Robert Klara

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  13. 137

    American POTUS - Clinton's Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War World featuring James Boys

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  14. 136

    American POTUS - Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure featuring Matthew Algeo

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  15. 135

    American POTUS - TR and the Birth of Presidential Primaries with Geoffrey Cowan

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  16. 134

    American POTUS - A Half Naked George Washington! Featuring Ronald Shafer

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  17. 133

    American POTUS - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency with Barbara Perry and Russell Riley

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  18. 132

    American POTUS - The Life and Legacy of James Garfield featuring C.W. Goodyear

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  19. 131

    American POTUS - Thinking Like James Madison featuring Jack Rakove

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  20. 130

    American POTUS - Bush, Reagan, and When Things Went Right with Amb. Chase Untermeyer

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  21. 129

    American POTUS - Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore featuring Michael Cohen

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  22. 128

    American POTUS - James K. Polk and the Transformation of America featuring Walter Borneman

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  23. 127

    American POTUS - Gerald R. Ford: An Ordinary Man, A Historic Presidency with Richard Norton Smith

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  24. 126

    American POTUS - Leadership Lessons from the Presidents: How the Best Did It featuring Talmage Boston

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  25. 125

    American POTUS - Warren Harding, the Jazz Age President featuring Ryan Walters

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  26. 124

    American POTUS - Ronald Reagan: The Man and His Legend featuring Max Boot

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  27. 123

    American POTUS - Lincoln, Religious Nationalists, and the Civil War featuring Richard Carwardine

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  28. 122

    American POTUS - Hitting the Links with the Presidents featuring Alexandra Kitty

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  29. 121

    American POTUS - How Ike Led with Susan Eisenhower

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  30. 120

    American POTUS - Hal Wert - A Tale of Two Herbert Hoovers

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  31. 119

    American POTUS - Richard Toye - A Conversation with Harry Truman, Clement Attlee, and Ed Murrow

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  32. 118

    American POTUS - The Life and Legacy of Andrew Jackson with Dr. Dan Feller

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  33. 117

    American POTUS - Remembering John Adams with Marianne Holdzkom

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  34. 116

    American POTUS - Theodore Roosevelt After the White House with Patricia O'Toole

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  35. 115

    American POTUS Woodrow Wilson The Moralist with Patricia O'Toole

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  36. 114

    American POTUS - Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency - Mark Updegrove

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  37. 113

    American POTUS - Awakening the Spirit of American: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh and the Battle to Save Democracy - Paul Sparrow

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  38. 112

    American POTUS Remember the First Ladies with Diana Carlin, Anita McBride and Nancy Kegan Smith

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  39. 111

    American POTUS - Hal Wert: Hoover vs. Roosevelt

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  40. 110

    Presidents from Abe Lincoln to Silent Cal

    Send us Fan MailDavid 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.  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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  41. 109

    Truman and the Atomic Bomb

    Send us Fan MailNearly 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 legacy it would leave with the rest of the world?  And critically, after all was said and done, would dropping the bomb ironically end up saving lives, for both sides? Vice President turned President, Harry Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb. It’s on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  42. 108

    Jefferson's European Adventure

    Send us Fan MailIt 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 representative to France.  How to make wine, grow rice, design landscapes and buildings were all at the top of his list.  But it was his firsthand experience with the French monarchy that may have been the biggest takeaway of all! Our 3rd POTUS, Thomas Jefferson is on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  43. 107

    Long Shot POTUS Candidate Abraham Lincoln

    Send us Fan MailIt 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 whose strategy was to lay low, not offend anyone and wait to be seen as the guy who could best represent the new Republican party. The crazy story of how our 16th POTUS came very close to never being on the presidential ballot in the first place!  It’s on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  44. 106

    POTUS 1 and Westward Expansion

    Send us Fan MailLong 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 Revolutionary War and as President during his 8 years in office. How George Washington, Major-General-and President dealt with the delicate and difficult relationship involving the westward expansion, and this country’s Native Americans, on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  45. 105

    The 1st Female Presidential Advisors

    Send us Fan MailOvercoming 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 leaders still benefit from today. The first female presidential counselors and their stories of perseverance, intellect, and innovation that changed our national politics.  It’s on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

  46. 104

    POTUS 26: TR and His Political Best Friend

    Send us Fan MailWe 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. But as close as they once were, political bickering tore them apart, only to be brought back together by life threatening challenges. The ups and down’s, high’s and lows of one of the most famous friendships in American politics; Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge are on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

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    POTUS 20 - The Unfulfilled Presidency

    Send us Fan MailOn 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 office he was making a difference and citizens were beginning to take notice.  But as soon as things appeared to be full speed ahead, he was shot in the back. The untimely death of what might have been one of the greatest Presidents in our history.  James Garfield is on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

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    POTUS 3's BIG, BOLD Real Estate Deal

    Send us Fan MailIt 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 territory. So why was this deal that was as important as the revolution and the constitution so controversial at the time? Thomas Jefferson’s real estate deal that transformed our nation and the world is on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

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    Honest Abe's Death-Defying Trip to D.C.

    Send us Fan MailAbraham 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 the stage was now set for him to take over, but first he had to travel through the South to get to D.C., facing a series of unprecedented violent threats. The death-defying trip that resulted in one of the greatest Presidencies the nation has ever known, on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

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    JFK - Debatable, Complex, Scandalous

    Send us Fan MailJack 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 plus years in office suddenly became the Presidential standard that our politicians are still compared to, to this day. The debatable, complex, and scandalous legacy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on this episode of American POTUS!The 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 and other outreach programs, at AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You for your support and we hope you enjoy this episode. Support the showPlease consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org.  Thank You!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We are obsessed with the presidency at American POTUS. We believe that the 46 imperfect patriots who have held our nation’s highest office all have something to offer today’s electorate – a perspective that appropriately grounds today’s political conversations in truth and context. To help us reveal the many layers of each administration, we’ll be joined by the nation’s most influential historians, scholars and experts who have studied every facet of the presidents and the presidency. Not only will we cover the crucial decisions that changed the world but also the humor, hobbies and quirks that give us a captivating sense of each American POTUS.

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Alan Lowe

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