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America's Most Improbable President: Richard Norton Smith on Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford occupies a truly singular place in American history: he is the only chief executive who took office without getting a single vote for eit…
2 years, 10 months ago
History of the Papacy: Pizza, Pinocchio, and the Papacy Preview
What do Italian unification, Pinocchio and pizza have in common? In this episode preview from History of the Papacy, host Steve Guerra dives in!
The R…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Progressive Presidents Part 2 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness
Theodore Roosevelt began his second term in 1905 looking to secure his country's status as a great power, and his own place in history as a great pre…
2 years, 10 months ago
America's First Woman President?: Rebecca Boggs Roberts on Edith Wilson
The American people have never elected a woman president, but from 1919 to 1921, they had an acting woman president and didn't even know it. When Pre…
2 years, 11 months ago
Theodore Roosevelt vs. Wall Street: Susan Berfield on TR's Epic Clash with J.P. Morgan
Should the U.S. government step in to "level the playing field" and ensure "fairness" in the economy? Should it break up companies that act as monopo…
2 years, 11 months ago
America's Princess: Stacy Cordery on Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt once said that he could only do one of two things: be president or control his daughter Alice. He insisted that he couldn't do bot…
3 years ago
We Stand At Armageddon: Benjamin Wetzel on Theodore Roosevelt's Religious Beliefs
Countless books have been written about Theodore Roosevelt the statesman, the war hero, and the adventurer, but virtually none have explored his reli…
3 years ago
The Progressive Presidents Part 1 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness
It has been said that "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." In his youth, there was little to indi…
3 years, 1 month ago
History Unplugged: Alexander's Postwar Plans
If Alexander The Great Hadn’t Died, He Might Have Conquered Europe, Circumnavigated Africa, and Built His Own Silk Road
“And Alexander wept, seeing as…
3 years, 2 months ago
Eyewitness History | "I Sprinted Toward the Gunman": Josh Cohen Speaks to the Former Columbine Principal
In this episode of the Eyewitness History Podcast, Host Josh Cohen speaks with the former principal of Columbine High School, Frank DeAngelis. Frank …
3 years, 2 months ago