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The Power of We: JFK's Call to Action
Season 3 Episode 279
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This podcast episode deals with President Kennedy’s 1960 Inaugural address. On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK), a Democrat from Massachusetts, was inaugurated as the 35…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Whitman on Democracy
Season 3 Episode 278
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - this is episode 278 - Whitman on Democracy - and This is the final episode - for now - about Walt Whitman.
Walt Whitman wrote many lengthy poems about democrac…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
O Captain, My Captain - A Journey Through Love and Loss
Season 3 Episode 277
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It is generally agreed that O Captain, My Captain is Walt Whitman’s masterpiece. But to understand this poem you need to look at the connections between Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Season 3 Episode 276
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 276 - Beat! Beat! Drums!
After three episodes on President Abraham Lincoln, I would like to delve into arguably America’s greatest poet - a man whose e…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
With Malice Towards None
Season 3 Episode 275
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On the fourth day of March, 1865, the President of the United States stood on the east steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. to deliver his second inaugural address. Now Fou…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
A Two-Minute Masterpiece: The Gettysburg Address Explained
Season 3 Episode 274
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 274 - A Two-Minute Masterpiece: The Gettysburg Address Explained
This episode delves briefly into Edward Everett's two hour speech at Gettysburg prior …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Season 3 Episode 273
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 273 - The Better Angels of Our Nature
For the next three episodes, I would like to delve into three speeches by Abraham Lincoln - not only because of t…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Hypocrisy of American Slavery
Season 3 Episode 272
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - this is episode 272 where I look at Frederick Douglass, and yes, a little about Edgar Allan Poe. Now while Poe and Douglass came from vastly different backgr…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Season 3 Episode 271
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 270 - Life, Liberty, and Happiness.
The United States Declaration of Independence is an extremely important docu…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Give Me Liberty
Season 3 Episode 269
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Welcome to Celebrate Poe - My name is George Bartley - and this is episode 269 - Give Me Liberty.
Presidential elections in the United States only occur once every four years, and it cou…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago