President's Day Podcast
Formerly George Washington's Birthday, President's day is the time that we recognize the lives and achievements of our nation's chief leaders. Enjoy these podcasts that go into the details of these powerful executives.
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February 11, 2021 • 50 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/363-Presidential-28112240/Who exactly was our first president? Bob Woodward, Joel Achenbach and Julie Miller kick off our first episode of Presidential.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/363-Presidential-28112240/Who exactly was our first president? Bob Woodward, Joel Achenbach and Julie Miller kick off our first episode of Presidential.
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February 11, 2021 • 43 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/409-Historical-Figures-28514219/As the 16th President of the United States, he was revered for tirelessly leading the U.S. through the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was also the first American President to be assassinated.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/409-Historical-Figures-28514219/As the 16th President of the United States, he was revered for tirelessly leading the U.S. through the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was also the first American President to be assassinated.
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February 11, 2021 • 45 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/274-it-was-said-70754457/Ronald Reagan brings his long American odyssey to a close in his presidential farewell address, an evocation of America as a shining city on a hill. A nation that builds not walls but bridges.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/274-it-was-said-70754457/Ronald Reagan brings his long American odyssey to a close in his presidential farewell address, an evocation of America as a shining city on a hill. A nation that builds not walls but bridges.
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February 11, 2021 • 24 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-The-Documentary-Podcast-61342614/The new US President Joe Biden inherits a deeply divided country - whether by politics, race or religion. We hear from evangelical Christians in Ohio and Seattle about whether the church can support a president who’s a practising Catholic and about the rifts within their faith. Nuala McGovern also hosts ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-The-Documentary-Podcast-61342614/The new US President Joe Biden inherits a deeply divided country - whether by politics, race or religion. We hear from evangelical Christians in Ohio and Seattle about whether the church can support a president who’s a practising Catholic and about the rifts within their faith. Nuala McGovern also hosts ...
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February 11, 2021 • 54 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-WAMCs-In-Conversation-With-31066470/This week, we present an encore Power of Words with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Woolner, Former Associate Professor of History at Marist College. The pair discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 4th, 1933...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-WAMCs-In-Conversation-With-31066470/This week, we present an encore Power of Words with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Woolner, Former Associate Professor of History at Marist College. The pair discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 4th, 1933...
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February 11, 2021 • 32 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/8-slates-whistlestop-27868366/In this episode of Slate's podcast about presidential campaign history, chief political correspondent John Dickerson explains how Harry Truman pulled off an improbable victory over Thomas Dewey in the election of 1948. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/8-slates-whistlestop-27868366/In this episode of Slate's podcast about presidential campaign history, chief political correspondent John Dickerson explains how Harry Truman pulled off an improbable victory over Thomas Dewey in the election of 1948. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free...
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February 11, 2021 • 42 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/274-Hope-Through-History-61212804/It is known as the most dangerous moment in human history. In late October of 1962, American spy planes discovered Soviet missile bases with nuclear capabilities on the island of Cuba. Normalcy was put on indefinite pause as millions of Americans grappled with terrifying idea that at any moment, without wa...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/274-Hope-Through-History-61212804/It is known as the most dangerous moment in human history. In late October of 1962, American spy planes discovered Soviet missile bases with nuclear capabilities on the island of Cuba. Normalcy was put on indefinite pause as millions of Americans grappled with terrifying idea that at any moment, without wa...
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February 11, 2021 • 13 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/Compared to the average American salary, the President is well-off. However, most Presidents are wealthy when they arrive in office. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about the fact and fiction surrounding the President's salary.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/Compared to the average American salary, the President is well-off. However, most Presidents are wealthy when they arrive in office. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about the fact and fiction surrounding the President's salary.
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February 11, 2021 • 56 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/363-Presidential-28112240/Political strategist David Axelrod and biographer David Maraniss discuss Barack Obama's search for identity -- and how that quest has paralleled America's own complex reckoning with race.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/363-Presidential-28112240/Political strategist David Axelrod and biographer David Maraniss discuss Barack Obama's search for identity -- and how that quest has paralleled America's own complex reckoning with race.
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February 11, 2021 • 42 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-personology-58274936/Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive policy setter, a conservationist and the 26th President of the Unites States. His early life struggles, and grandiose attitude drove him to implement his moral code to strengthen his country. Then depression brought him crashing down. Jump inside the mind of one of our most col...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-personology-58274936/Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive policy setter, a conservationist and the 26th President of the Unites States. His early life struggles, and grandiose attitude drove him to implement his moral code to strengthen his country. Then depression brought him crashing down. Jump inside the mind of one of our most col...
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February 11, 2021 • 28 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-The-Documentary-Podcast-61342614/In one of America’s reddest states, Idaho, local Republicans reflect on Donald Trump’s rise to the White House. What were their hopes for the most unconventional president in living history, what was gained over the past four years – and what has now been lost? Presenter Heath Druzin is a reporter with B...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-The-Documentary-Podcast-61342614/In one of America’s reddest states, Idaho, local Republicans reflect on Donald Trump’s rise to the White House. What were their hopes for the most unconventional president in living history, what was gained over the past four years – and what has now been lost? Presenter Heath Druzin is a reporter with B...
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February 11, 2021 • 53 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-lbjs-war-30959212/So what do historians think, fifty years out, about LBJ’s Great Society and its long term impact on American life and politics? In early February, series correspondent Melody Barnes put that question to three distinguished scholars, gathered before a live audience at the Miller Center for Presidential Studies, at the...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-lbjs-war-30959212/So what do historians think, fifty years out, about LBJ’s Great Society and its long term impact on American life and politics? In early February, series correspondent Melody Barnes put that question to three distinguished scholars, gathered before a live audience at the Miller Center for Presidential Studies, at the...
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/409-very-presidential-with-ash-69165253/He arrived at the White House without experience or a clue… But that didn’t stop Grant from secretly doubling his salary and accepting extravagant gifts from Wall Street. Meanwhile, his administration extorted, bribed, and stole millions of tax dollars away from Americans living through a depression ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/409-very-presidential-with-ash-69165253/He arrived at the White House without experience or a clue… But that didn’t stop Grant from secretly doubling his salary and accepting extravagant gifts from Wall Street. Meanwhile, his administration extorted, bribed, and stole millions of tax dollars away from Americans living through a depression ...
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February 11, 2021 • 62 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-frost-tapes-71844563/The most famous political interview of all-time, David Frost cross-examines President Richard Nixon. Equal parts trial and confessional booth, this high-intensity conversation covers topics like Watergate, the limits of executive power, and something nobody expected—an apology.Archival material courtesy of Par...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-frost-tapes-71844563/The most famous political interview of all-time, David Frost cross-examines President Richard Nixon. Equal parts trial and confessional booth, this high-intensity conversation covers topics like Watergate, the limits of executive power, and something nobody expected—an apology.Archival material courtesy of Par...
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February 11, 2021 • 44 min
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/272-American-Elections-Wicked-50305754/As Thomas Jefferson and John Adams part ways over the issue of France, history sets the stage for one of America’s oldest, and bloodiest political rivalries: Burr versus Hamilton. These two foes go to war in New York in one of the wildest elections in American history; an election that will ultimately...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/272-American-Elections-Wicked-50305754/As Thomas Jefferson and John Adams part ways over the issue of France, history sets the stage for one of America’s oldest, and bloodiest political rivalries: Burr versus Hamilton. These two foes go to war in New York in one of the wildest elections in American history; an election that will ultimately...
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