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This American President — 193 episodes

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What It Was Like Working for Lyndon B. Johnson, with Tom Johnson

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George Washington and the Road to One Nation, with Brady Crytzer

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Inside The Brink of War: Reagan, Gorbachev, and the Summit That Changed History

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America at 250: Rediscovering the Revolution, with Eric Metaxas

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America at 250: A Celebration of the American Story, with Jane Hampton Cook

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George H.W. Bush in an Anti-Establishment Age, with Laurence Jurdem

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What Did Queen Elizabeth II Really Think of America’s Presidents? with Susan Page

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Young Washington: The Untold Story of America’s Founding Hero, with Benton Crane

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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

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

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

14

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

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The Capture of Maduro: a Venezuelan Refugee Speaks Out

16

The Truth About Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

18

George Washington Book Update

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

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Debunking the Biggest Presidential Myths, with Larry Schweikart

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

22

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

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

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

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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

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Presidents v. World, with Jonathan Stokes

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

38

Kickstarter Update and Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

39

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

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

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Confronting the Presidents, with Bill O'Reilly

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How Winston Churchill Saved the World, with Martin Dugard

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

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

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

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

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

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My Thoughts on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump

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

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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

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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

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Key Battles of American History: The Sioux Wars Preview

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Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents, with Talmage Boston

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What Did Abraham Lincoln Believe? with Allen Guelzo

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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

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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

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

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Rediscovering Jimmy Carter, with Jonathan Alter

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

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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

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The Kennedy Assassination: 60 Years Later

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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

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What We Get Wrong About Richard Nixon With Paul Carter

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The Best of the Eyewitness History Podcast with Josh Cohen

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History Unplugged Podcast Preview: Theodore Roosevelt and World War I

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The Most Divisive Election in American History With Luke Nichter

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The Progressive Presidents Part 4 | Woodrow Wilson Transforms the World

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History of North America Podcast Preview

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

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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

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

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

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

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Introducing Organized Crime and Punishment: A History and Crime Podcast

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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History Unplugged: Alexander's Postwar Plans

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

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

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

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

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Zachary Taylor, America's Only Homeless President

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The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

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

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

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Mankind's Greatest Adventure with Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise

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

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

114

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

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

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Queen Elizabeth II and Monarchy in the Modern World

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

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

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The Women of the Bush Dynasty

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

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

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Key Battles of American History | The Rise of Imperial Japan

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

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

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

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The Triumph of Nancy Reagan with Karen Tumulty

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

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

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

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George Washington: The First American Action Hero [Rebroadcast]

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The Last King of America with Andrew Roberts

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Fighting Misinformation with Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher

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The Man Who Saved Ronald Reagan with Carolyn Parr

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

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

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The Making of Ronald Reagan with Paul Kengor

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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Photographic Presidents with Cara A. Finnegan

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

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

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

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

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

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Joseph Stalin's Formative Years with Ronald G. Suny

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

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James Garfield: The Last Lincoln Republican with Todd Arrington

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Abraham Lincoln in His Times with David S. Reynolds

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

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John F. Kennedy's Early Years with Fredrik Logevall

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

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Washington's Cabinet with Lindsay Chervinsky

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Jackie Kennedy Onassis with Paul Brandus

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

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The World According to Vladimir Putin with Brian Taylor

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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

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

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What Happens if the President is Incapacitated?

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The History of Presidential Elections with Jarrett Stepman

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

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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

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Presidents, Pandemics, and Prophets

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

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State of the Podcast + Kickstarter Project

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

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

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Apollo 11 Splashdown with Navy Frogman John Wolfram

177

George Washington: A Gulf of Civil Horror

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Presidential Fight Club with Scott Rank

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

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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

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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

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The Women Who Would Be President

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Photographing the President with Bob Knudsen

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Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Inscrutable Man Part 2

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Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Inscrutable Man Part 1

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Ronald Reagan's Life After Presidency with Peggy Grande

190

Fake News and Nasty Men: The 1876 Election

191

Andrew Johnson: Smile of the Demagogue

192

George Washington: The First American Action Hero

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Introducing This American President