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From York Town to the Civil War, Pearl Harbor to 9/11, discover the pivotal moments that defined each president's life and legacy and the lessons we can draw from their experiences.

[Abridged] Presidential Histories is now available on YouTubeEnjoy 🙂
10/05/2025

[Abridged] Presidential Histories is now available on YouTube

Enjoy 🙂

From Yorktown to the Civil War, Pearl Harbor to 9/11, discover the pivotal moments that defined each president's life and legacy and the lessons we can draw ...

Ep. 44 of Abridged Presidential Histories is out this weekWhen Barack Obama became the first African American president ...
20/02/2025

Ep. 44 of Abridged Presidential Histories is out this week

When Barack Obama became the first African American president in U.S. history, he took charge of a nation in crisis. Two foreign wars, an economy in free fall, an opposition party that wanted him to fail. Nothing was going to come easy. And yet? By the end of his presidency, the United States was again on top of the world.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sQOAiaBFTjKDiTpcF2BC0?si=hdYoTAwoQKWnjVj1ZJfz_g

Folks have asked, what will my next project be after Abridged Presidential Histories catches up to current events?I offe...
01/02/2025

Folks have asked, what will my next project be after Abridged Presidential Histories catches up to current events?

I offer a cryptic hint in today’s haul from The Elliot Bay Book Company

Ep. 45A of APH is out now!‬Donald Trump doesn’t talk like most politicians. But where some hear truth telling & others h...
21/01/2025

Ep. 45A of APH is out now!‬

Donald Trump doesn’t talk like most politicians. But where some hear truth telling & others hear something unhinged, Professor Jennifer Mercieca hears a consistent rhetorical strategy that binds audiences to Trump & severs them from everyone else.

Donald Trump does not talk like a politician. But where some hear truth telling, and others hear something unhinged, professor Jennifer Mercieca hears a consistent rhetorical strategy designed to bind audiences to Trump and sever them from everyon...

A new episode of APH is out now!George W Bush expected to be the President of tax, education, & entitlement reform, but ...
07/01/2025

A new episode of APH is out now!

George W Bush expected to be the President of tax, education, & entitlement reform, but history’s deadliest terror attack changed that. What would you do to keep your country safe? What rules would you bend? Which would you break? Is it justified if you genuinely believe you’re protecting people?

https://aph.buzzsprout.com/968959/episodes/16330743-43-george-w-bush-2001-2009

Ep 42.A of APH is out now!Bill Clinton left office with the highest end-of-term approval rating in U.S. history, 66%, th...
17/12/2024

Ep 42.A of APH is out now!

Bill Clinton left office with the highest end-of-term approval rating in U.S. history, 66%, thanks largely to a booming U.S. economy. But how much credit does a president deserve when times are good? And how does Clinton's economic record hold up today?

Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein joins me to discuss the economic legacy of Bill Clinton.

"It's the economy, stupid" - Clinton advisor James Carville, 1992.Bill Clinton left office with a 66% approval rating. This was in large part because 81% of Americans approved his handling of the economy - 71% said the 1999 was the best economy of...

Episode 42 of Abridged Presidential Histories is now available!What would you do if, in your pursuit of power, every ske...
02/12/2024

Episode 42 of Abridged Presidential Histories is now available!

What would you do if, in your pursuit of power, every skeleton in your closet were exposed for all the world to judge. Would you pack it up and go home, or would you fight? Bill Clinton chose to fight every step of the way. Follow along as Clinton rises from Arkansas governor to President of the United States, only to face the first government shutdown and the first presidential impeachment trial in 130 years. He’ll survive it all, then attempt the toughest challenge yet - negotiating peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians.

https://aph.buzzsprout.com/968959/episodes/16181990-42-bill-clinton

25/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving week, folks!

For the third year in a row, I hosted an American history Friendsgiving roundtable spectacular with my friends from Plodding through the Presidents, Civics & Coffee, and The Presidencies of the United States. At times silly, at times serious, it was a great conversation. Check it out the discussion below, and then check out their excellent podcasts this holiday season.

https://aph.buzzsprout.com/968959/episodes/16124291-bonus-2024-friendsgiving-history-podcast-spectacular

It was delayed by travel, but a new episode of APH was released this week!George H.W. Bush presided over 4 of the most c...
16/11/2024

It was delayed by travel, but a new episode of APH was released this week!

George H.W. Bush presided over 4 of the most consequential years in world history. Before he entered office, a Cold War divided East and West: Democratic Capitalism vs Dictatorial Communism. After he left office, Democratic Capitalism had won. How did Bush usher in an age of American hegemony? And what role did he play in dramas ranging from the reunification of Germany to the independence of former soviet states like Russia and Ukraine?

Jeffrey Engel, Director of SMU's Center for Presidential History and author of numerous books on George H.W. Bush, including When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War, discusses how Bush kept the peace without sacrificing American idealism at a time of dangerous global change.

George H.W. Bush presided over 4 of the most consequential years in world history. Before he entered office, a Cold War divided East and West: Democratic Capitalism vs Dictatorial Communism. After he left office, Democratic Capitalism had won. How...

21/10/2024

The next episode of APH will be delayed, possibly to November.

The episode is recorded and edited and ready to upload, but I’m traveling through Nov. 6 and have been unable to find strong enough wifi to post the episode.

So please bear with me. It may just appear magically one day if I find good enough wifi, or it may not be available until I am home from my travels.

In the meantime, please read up on this year’s presidential candidates, the issues that matter most to you, and where they stand on them, then go vote! And remember, you’re voting for which candidate gets a future episode of APH. So choose wisely 😄

Ep. 41 of APH is now available!‪George HW Bush lived one of the most dramatic lives in pursuit of public service & the p...
11/10/2024

Ep. 41 of APH is now available!

‪George HW Bush lived one of the most dramatic lives in pursuit of public service & the presidency. But with the world & his party changing around him, success hinged on 1 question: What promises will you make, & what promises will you break, to realize your dreams?

https://aph.buzzsprout.com/968959/episodes/15839061-41-george-h-w-bush

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Bibliography

A list of the biographies that went into the [Abridged] Presidential Histories is below:

1. Washington, A Life - Ron Chernow

2. John Adams - David McCullough

3. Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power - Jon Meacham