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This American President — 185 episodes

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At the Brink: Presidents, Nuclear Weapons, and the Fate of the World Part 2, with Dr. Anthony Eames

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The First Ladies: Hidden Power in the White House, with Anita McBride

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At the Brink: Presidents, Nuclear Weapons, and the Fate of the World Part 1, with Dr. Anthony Eames

4

In Pursuit: Rediscovering America Through Its Presidents, with Dr. Colleen J. Shogan

5

America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick, with Bob Crawford

6

Trump Bombs Iran: The Presidential Decisions That Led to This Moment, with Randall Fowler

7

The Capture of Maduro: a Venezuelan Refugee Speaks Out

8

The Truth About Franklin D. Roosevelt

9

The Hair-Raising History of the American Presidency, with Theodore Pappas

10

George Washington Book Update

11

Confronting the Most Evil People in History, with Bill O'Reilly

12

Debunking the Biggest Presidential Myths, with Larry Schweikart

13

Theodore Roosevelt's Mission to Rescue the American Spirit, with Bret Baier

14

A Conversation with Allen Estrin about Charlie Kirk and The Honest Book of Presidents

15

Camp David: The Most Important Vacation Spot in the World, with Charles Ferguson

16

America's Fallen Savior Part 4 | The Legacy of Herbert Hoover

17

The Presidents and the Bible, with Carl J. Richard

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America's Fallen Savior Part 3 | Herbert Hoover vs. the Great Depression

19

Presidents v. World, with Jonathan Stokes

20

Julia Sand and Chester Arthur: How A Random American Woman Influenced A President, with Destry Edwards

21

Why the 2024 Presidential Election Was the Wildest Election of Our Lifetimes, with Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes

22

America's Fallen Savior Part 2 | Herbert Hoover Troubleshoots America

23

Clash of the Titans: American Presidents vs America's CEOs, with Tevi Troy

24

The JFK Assassination That You've Never Heard Of, with Brad Meltzer

25

America's Fallen Savior Part 1 | The Rise of Herbert Hoover

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How America's Greatest Presidents Met Their Moment, with William Haldeman

27

Two Presidents At War: Abraham Lincoln vs. Jefferson Davis, with Nigel Hamilton

28

Why Woodrow Wilson hated women's suffrage, with Christopher Cox

29

How Harry Truman's best friend became a big problem, with John Robert Greene

30

Kickstarter Update and Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

31

What Gen Z-ers Know About the Presidents, with Reed Elliotte

32

The Presidents of the Roaring Twenties Part 4: The Legacy of Harding and Coolidge

33

Confronting the Presidents, with Bill O'Reilly

34

How Winston Churchill Saved the World, with Martin Dugard

35

The Presidents of the Roaring Twenties Part 3 | The Rise of Calvin Coolidge

36

Special Announcement Episode: My New Project, titled "Refusing A Crown"

37

How Grover Cleveland Served Two Non-Consecutive Terms, with Bruce Carlson

38

Preserving the People's House, with Stewart D. McLaurin

39

What Happens When the President is Incapacitated? Roy Brownell on the 25th Amendment

40

My Thoughts on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump

41

REBROADCAST | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 3

42

The Worst Historical Movie Ever? with William Nunez

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REBROADCAST | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 2

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REBROADCAST | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 1

45

The Vice Presidency: America's Strangest Office, with Roy E. Brownell II

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Who Were the Founding Fathers' Heroes? with Jeffrey Rosen

47

Key Battles of American History: The Sioux Wars Preview

48

Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents, with Talmage Boston

49

What Did Abraham Lincoln Believe? with Allen Guelzo

50

The Presidents of the Roaring Twenties Part 2 | The Triumph and Tragedy of Warren G. Harding

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Most Controversial President of All Time? with David T. Beito

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The Presidential Express: The History of Trains in American Politics, with Edward Segal

53

Why America Could Have a Presidential Succession Crisis, with Roy E. Brownell II

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Who Was the Real Ulysses S. Grant? with John Reeves

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The Presidents of the Roaring Twenties Part 1 | The Rise of Warren G. Harding

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Theodore Roosevelt: America's First Modern President, with Michael Patrick Cullinane

57

History of the Papacy Preview: The Septuagint with Steve Guerra and Garry Stevens

58

Rediscovering Jimmy Carter, with Jonathan Alter

59

How Ulysses S. Grant Destroyed the Ku Klux Klan, with Fergus M. Bordewich

60

The Progressive Presidents Part 5 | Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Legacy of the Progressive Movement

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What JFK Would Have Done in Vietnam Had He Survived, with Marc J. Selverstone

62

The Kennedy Assassination: 60 Years Later

63

America's Forgotten Civil Rights President: Benjamin Justesen on William McKinley

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Key Battles of American History: After the War - World War II Leaders Preview

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How George Washington Saved America with Bret Baier

66

What We Get Wrong About Richard Nixon With Paul Carter

67

The Best of the Eyewitness History Podcast with Josh Cohen

68

History Unplugged Podcast Preview: Theodore Roosevelt and World War I

69

The Most Divisive Election in American History With Luke Nichter

70

The Progressive Presidents Part 4 | Woodrow Wilson Transforms the World

71

History of North America Podcast Preview

72

Cold War | Harry S. Truman: The Power of the Universe Part 2 [Rebroadcast]

73

Cold War | Harry S. Truman: The Power of the Universe Part 1 [Rebroadcast]

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History Podcasters Discuss What Movie Would They Make | Parthenon Roundup

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Managing Chaos: What A Presidential Transition Is Really Like With Peter Feaver

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Reconsidering Warren G. Harding With Ryan S. Walters

77

Sigmund Freud and the Lost Psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson With Patrick Weil

78

How Woodrow Wilson Used Propaganda to Manipulate the American People With John M. Hamilton

79

America's Most Brilliant President (and it isn't Thomas Jefferson) With Charles Goodyear

80

Introducing Organized Crime and Punishment: A History and Crime Podcast

81

The Progressive Presidents Part 3 | Woodrow Wilson Transforms America

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Eyewitness History: Vietnam "Tunnel Rat" Discusses George Patton, His Tours of Duty, and... Barbara Walters?

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The Madness of Richard Nixon With Professor Zachary Jacobson

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What Were Abraham Lincoln's Religious Beliefs? Joshua Zeitz on America's 16th President

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Key Battles of American History: Causes of World War II Preview

86

America's Most Improbable President: Richard Norton Smith on Gerald Ford

87

History of the Papacy: Pizza, Pinocchio, and the Papacy Preview

88

The Progressive Presidents Part 2 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness

89

America's First Woman President?: Rebecca Boggs Roberts on Edith Wilson

90

Theodore Roosevelt vs. Wall Street: Susan Berfield on TR's Epic Clash with J.P. Morgan

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America's Princess: Stacy Cordery on Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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We Stand At Armageddon: Benjamin Wetzel on Theodore Roosevelt's Religious Beliefs

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The Progressive Presidents Part 1 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness

94

History Unplugged: Alexander's Postwar Plans

95

Eyewitness History | "I Sprinted Toward the Gunman": Josh Cohen Speaks to the Former Columbine Principal

96

America's first Wartime President: James Madison and the War of 1812 with James Early

97

Who Is History's Most Underrated Figure? | Parthenon Roundup

98

Guarding the Most Famous Woman in the World: Clint Hill's Travels With Jacqueline Kennedy

99

Zachary Taylor, America's Only Homeless President

100

The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

101

History of the Papacy | Freemasonry, The Catholic Church and the Modern World

102

Why the Cold War Was America’s Longest and Weirdest War

103

Mankind's Greatest Adventure with Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise

104

If You Could Witness Any Five Events In History, What Would You Chose? With Steph Guerra

105

What Event Would You Eliminate From History? (And You Can't Choose 9/11) | Parthenon Roundup

106

Nixon Refuses to Resign and Other Undelivered Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History

107

The Great American Progressives (Roosevelt, Wilson, and Addams) and the Dawn of World War I

108

Queen Elizabeth II and Monarchy in the Modern World

109

History Unplugged | War Isn’t the Natural State of Human Affairs: It Shouldn’t Happen, and Most of the Time It Doesn't

110

George H. W. Bush's Inaugural Address | January 20, 1989

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The Women of the Bush Dynasty

112

Cold War | George H.W. Bush: Father of the New World Order

113

Ukraine and Russia: The Long March to War with Geoff Weber

114

Key Battles of American History | The Rise of Imperial Japan

115

The Blueprint: Washington’s Farewell Address and His Advice for Every American [Full]

116

Parthenon Roundup | Who would you save from an untimely death? (and you can’t choose JFK)

117

Beyond the Big Screen | The Legend of 2001: A Space Odyssey

118

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan with Karen Tumulty

119

Parthenon Roundup | Who would you eliminate from history? (and you can’t choose Hitler)

120

Ronald Reagan's Address at Moscow State University | May 31, 1988

121

Cold War | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 3

122

George Washington: The First American Action Hero [Rebroadcast]

123

The Last King of America with Andrew Roberts

124

Fighting Misinformation with Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher

125

The Man Who Saved Ronald Reagan with Carolyn Parr

126

Ronald Reagan's Address on the Reykjavik Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev | October 13, 1986

127

Cold War | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 2

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The Making of Ronald Reagan with Paul Kengor

129

Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" Speech | October 27, 1964

130

The Disaster in Afghanistan: How We Got Here with Christopher Paul Meyer

131

Cold War | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 1

132

In the Arena: American Presidential Hopefuls with Peter Shea and Tom Maday

133

Richard Nixon's Address to the Nation Announcing His Resignation | August 8, 1974

134

King Richard: Nixon and Watergate with Michael Dobbs

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Richard Nixon's Remarks upon Returning from People's Republic of China | February 28, 1972

136

Cold War | Richard Nixon: His Own Worst Enemy Part 3

137

Photographic Presidents with Cara A. Finnegan

138

Richard Nixon's "Silent Majority" Speech on the Vietnam War | November 3, 1969

139

Cold War | Richard Nixon: His Own Worst Enemy Part 2

140

Fan in Chief: Richard Nixon and American Sports with Nicholas Sarantakes

141

Richard Nixon's First Inaugural Address | January 20, 1969

142

Cold War | Richard Nixon: His Own Worst Enemy Part 1

143

Joseph Stalin's Formative Years with Ronald G. Suny

144

The History of WWII Podcast | 316-FDR: The Man with No Fear [Preview]

145

James Garfield: The Last Lincoln Republican with Todd Arrington

146

Abraham Lincoln in His Times with David S. Reynolds

147

Cold War | John F. Kennedy: The Price of Ambition Part 3

148

John F. Kennedy's Early Years with Fredrik Logevall

149

Cold War | John F. Kennedy: The Price of Ambition Part 2

150

Washington's Cabinet with Lindsay Chervinsky

151

Jackie Kennedy Onassis with Paul Brandus

152

Cold War | John F. Kennedy: The Price of Ambition Part 1

153

The World According to Vladimir Putin with Brian Taylor

154

Abraham Lincoln: The Master of Fake News with Elizabeth Mitchell

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Confirming Supreme Court Justices In An Election Year with David Greenberg

156

The Blueprint: Washington’s Farewell Address and His Advice for Every American [Preview]

157

What Happens if the President is Incapacitated?

158

The History of Presidential Elections with Jarrett Stepman

159

America’s Suffragists: 100 Years Later with Jane Hampton Cook

160

Dwight D. Eisenhower's Legacy with Merrill Eisenhower Atwater

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Cold War | Dwight D. Eisenhower: On the Edge of Armageddon Part 2

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Cold War | Dwight D. Eisenhower: On the Edge of Armageddon Part 1

163

Presidents, Pandemics, and Prophets

164

Cold War | Harry S. Truman: The Power of the Universe Part 2

165

State of the Podcast + Kickstarter Project

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Cold War | Harry S. Truman: The Power of the Universe Part 1

167

FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta with Nigel Hamilton

168

Apollo 11 Splashdown with Navy Frogman John Wolfram

169

George Washington: A Gulf of Civil Horror

170

Presidential Fight Club with Scott Rank

171

Gen. Michael Hayden, Director of the NSA and CIA under George W. Bush

172

US Expansion | McKinley and Roosevelt: Will and Ted’s Imperial Adventure Part 2

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US Expansion | McKinley and Roosevelt: Will and Ted’s Imperial Adventure Part 1

174

US Expansion | James K. Polk: The Great American Conqueror Part 2

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US Expansion | James K. Polk: The Great American Conqueror Part 1

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US Expansion | Thomas Jefferson: The Art of the Steal

177

The Women Who Would Be President

178

Photographing the President with Bob Knudsen

179

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Inscrutable Man Part 2

180

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Inscrutable Man Part 1

181

Ronald Reagan's Life After Presidency with Peggy Grande

182

Fake News and Nasty Men: The 1876 Election

183

Andrew Johnson: Smile of the Demagogue

184

George Washington: The First American Action Hero

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Introducing This American President