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Presidencies of the United States

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Evergreen Podcasts

This podcast is devoted to exploring presidential history from the founding of the office in 1789 on through the present day. I plan to take a systematic approach to both the people and the events that have shaped and reshaped each administration and the office in general.

#289

SATT 033.1/VPOTUS 007.1 - John C Calhoun Part One

Tenure of Office: December 8, 1817 - March 4, 1825 (as Secretary of War); March 4, 1825 - ... more

07 Dec 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:02

07 Dec 2025

#288

Intelligent Speech 2026 Special Update

Your friendly neighborhood podcaster will be speaking at the virtual Intelligent Speech Co... more

06 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:04

06 Dec 2025

#287

Friendsgiving 4.0: The Voyage to History

History: the final frontier. These are the voyages of four podcasting friends. Their ongoi... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:00

26 Nov 2025

#286

Interview with Charles Ferguson, Presidential Seclusion

Year(s) Discussed: 1935-2025 How presidents utilize the facilities put at their disposal c... more

19 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:29

19 Nov 2025

#285

Interview with Howard Gillette, Greater Philadelphia Region

Year(s) Discussed: 1682-2025 Philadelphia is at the heart of American history from before ... more

09 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:52

09 Nov 2025

#284

VPOTUS 006.2 - Daniel D Tompkins Part Two

Tenure of Office: March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1825 Despite talking about resigning shortly af... more

02 Nov 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:47

02 Nov 2025

#283

VPOTUS 006.1 - Daniel D Tompkins Part One

Tenure of Office: March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1825 The only 19th century Vice President to se... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:47

21 Oct 2025

#282

Interview with Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-2025 The president is responsible for administering the federal bu... more

12 Oct 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:26

12 Oct 2025

#281

SATT 032.3 - William Wirt Part Three

Tenure of Office: November 13, 1817 - March 4, 1829 In this third and final part, we exami... more

28 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:18

28 Sep 2025

#280

SATT 032.2 - William Wirt Part Two

Tenure of Office: November 13, 1817 - March 4, 1829 After making a name for himself in som... more

14 Sep 2025

1 HR 45 MINS

1:45:00

14 Sep 2025

#279

Frederick Muhlenberg

Year(s) Discussed: 1750 - 1801 To kick off our minisodes series looking at some of the les... more

31 Aug 2025

07 MINS

07:27

31 Aug 2025

#278

SATT 032.1 - William Wirt Part One

Tenure of Office: November 13, 1817 - March 4, 1829 After a childhood marred by tragedy an... more

24 Aug 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:08

24 Aug 2025

#277

Interview with John Fagant, Buffalo Presidential Center

Year(s) Discussed: 1817 - 1963 With two presidents who made it their home, one who passed ... more

17 Aug 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:46

17 Aug 2025

#276

4.43 - Madison Q&A

You asked and I answered! As we close the book on the Madison presidency series, listeners... more

28 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:57

28 Jul 2025

#275

Interview with Michael Giorgione, Inside Camp David

Year(s) Discussed: 1935-2025 Like all of us, presidents need a place where they can relax ... more

13 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:36

13 Jul 2025

#274

SATT 031.3 - John Quincy Adams Part Three

Tenure of Office: September 22, 1817 - March 3, 1825 Though his tenure as President was no... more

04 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:48

04 Jul 2025

#273

SATT 031.2 - John Quincy Adams Part Two

Tenure of Office: September 22, 1817 - March 3, 1825 Not long after his arrival in Russia,... more

22 Jun 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:48

22 Jun 2025

#272

SATT 031.1 - John Quincy Adams Part One

Tenure of Office: September 22, 1817 - March 3, 1825 Few figures from the post-Revolutiona... more

01 Jun 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:04

01 Jun 2025

#271

Interview with Dan Scudder, Presidents for Kids

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-2025 In this episode, I talk with Dan Scudder about his magazine, ... more

18 May 2025

37 MINS

37:27

18 May 2025

#270

4.42 - Madison Post-Presidency

Year(s) Discussed: 1817-1836 If James Madison hoped for a retirement from public life in t... more

11 May 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:59

11 May 2025

#269

4.41 - The Next to the Last of the Founders

Year(s) Discussed: 1815-1817 As Madison prepared to hand off the presidency to James Monro... more

20 Apr 2025

49 MINS

49:00

20 Apr 2025

#268

4.40 - The Year Without a Summer

Year(s) Discussed: 1815-1816 While Madison's administration in its latter days worked to s... more

06 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:35

06 Apr 2025

#267

VPOTUS 005.5 - John Gaillard (President Pro Tempore)

Tenure of Office: November 25, 1814 - March 3, 1817 With the death of VP Elbridge Gerry, t... more

23 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:23

23 Mar 2025

#266

Interview with Michael Vorenberg, Lincoln's Peace

Year(s) Discussed: 1861-1871 Most of us were taught that the Civil War ended with Lee's su... more

16 Mar 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:05

16 Mar 2025

#265

4.39 - New Year, New Bank

Year(s) Discussed: 1813-1816 In the aftermath of the War of 1812, the Madison administrati... more

09 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:28

09 Mar 2025

#264

Interview with Allen C Guelzo, Our Ancient Faith

Year(s) Discussed: 1809-1865 What seems at first glance to be a simple question - What is ... more

02 Mar 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:47

02 Mar 2025

#263

SATT 030.3 - William H Crawford Part Three

Tenure of Office: August 1, 1815 - October 22, 1816 (as Secretary of War); October 22, 181... more

23 Feb 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:22