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Theodore Roosevelt: America's First Modern President, with Michael Patrick Cullinane
Theodore Roosevelt is often described as America's first modern president, setting a standard by which future presidents would be judged. In this epi…
2 years, 1 month ago
History of the Papacy Preview: The Septuagint with Steve Guerra and Garry Stevens
Original Title: The Septuagint – It Really is Greek to MeOriginal Release Date: 6/30/2023Transcript URL: https://share.descript.com/view/S74PWXbhjWZ …
2 years, 1 month ago
Rediscovering Jimmy Carter, with Jonathan Alter
Jimmy Carter has lived a remarkable life. He was on his way to becoming a Navy admiral, but instead became a peanut farmer. He had one of the unlikel…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Ulysses S. Grant Destroyed the Ku Klux Klan, with Fergus M. Bordewich
Ulysses S. Grant is famous as the victorious general of the Civil War, but as president, he successfully waged another war -- one to defeat the infam…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Progressive Presidents Part 5 | Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Legacy of the Progressive Movement
When Woodrow Wilson left office in 1921, the first era of American progressivism came to an end. By then, however, he and former President Theodore R…
2 years, 2 months ago
What JFK Would Have Done in Vietnam Had He Survived, with Marc J. Selverstone
It's one of the great what-ifs in American history: had President John F. Kennedy not been assassinated, would he have escalated involvement in Vietn…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Kennedy Assassination: 60 Years Later
Today is the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. To commemorate this pivotal event in American history, we are releas…
2 years, 3 months ago
America's Forgotten Civil Rights President: Benjamin Justesen on William McKinley
Few Americans know much about William McKinley, but one could argue he did more for civil rights than almost all of his predecessors. In this episode…
2 years, 3 months ago
Key Battles of American History: After the War - World War II Leaders Preview
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In this episode of Key Battles of American History, host James Early and Sean follow a long-established Key Battles tradition by giving br…
2 years, 4 months ago
How George Washington Saved America with Bret Baier
We tend to see events like the founding of America as inevitable, but as Bret Baier observes, it was anything but. It took a great deal of blood and …
2 years, 4 months ago