10 American Presidents Podcast

By Roifield Brown

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What's 10 American Presidents Podcast about?

From Washington to Obama, 10 American Presidents a podcast narrated by guest hosts. The life and legacy of an American President. Each show is intercut with music and where possible archive news clips or dramatisations to set a feeling of place and time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10 American Presidents Podcast episodes:

02.08.2024
Tearing Down Walls: Reagan's End Game
Description: In this episode, we delve into the intricate web of events that defined Ronald Reagan's presidency. From the Iran-Contra affair's explosive revelations to the ground-breaking negotiations with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, we explore the highs and lows of Reagan's...
09.30.2023
Ep 30: Reagan's Midterm Years: Shaping America 1984-1986 Iwan Morgan
Between 1984 and 1986, Ronald Reagan, was in his second term of office after defeating Walter Mondale in a landslide victory in the 1984 election: Domestic Policy:Reagan enacted significant tax reforms with the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which simplified...
09.10.2023
Ep: 29 Ronald Reagan's Presidency 1983 - 1984 Iwan Morgan
During Ronald Reagan's first term in office from 1983 to 1984, his presidency faced several defining moments and policy initiatives. One key event was the escalating Cold War with the Soviet Union. Reagan pursued a robust defence policy, increasing military...
08.16.2023
Ep: 28 Ronald Reagan's Presidency 1981 - 1983 Iwan Morgan
Narrated by Professor Ewan Morgan, Emeritus from University College London, whose book 'Reagan: American Icon' was named one of the best politics books in 2016 by The Times, this episode of "10 American Presidents" delves into the presidency of Ronald...
07.31.2023
Ep: 27 Ronald Reagan's Journey to the Presidency 1973-1980 - Iwan Morgan
In this episode of "10 American Presidents," we focus on the years that paved the way for Ronald Reagan's momentous ascent to the presidency. Join our esteemed host, Professor Iwan Morgan, as he chronicles Reagan's political trajectory from 1973 to...
02.20.2023
Ronald Reagan Q&A with professor Iwan Morgan
Iwan Morgan is a Professor of US Studies emeritus at the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK. He is also a distinguished fellow of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK. He served as chair of the executive...
10.18.2022
Listen to podcasts from Roifield Brown
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12.27.2021
Martin Van Buren - an excerpt from the book the Presidents - Iain Dale
I have written a chapter and President Martin Van Buren for Iain Dale's book The Presidents, this episode is my interview with Iain talking about Van Buren and a reading from the chapter. The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership...
02.16.2021
The Election of 1960 - Kennedy vs Nixon part 1
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican...
01.28.2021
EP: 26 - Inaugural addresses with Clint Loshe - live on Zoom
Newly sworn-in presidents usually give a speech referred to as an inaugural address. As with many inaugural customs, this one was started by George Washington in 1789. After taking his oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall, he proceeded to...
01.14.2021
James Monroe and the Barbary pirates.
Sean Overton Brady on our Facebook group asked what would have happened if Monroe was captured by Barbary pirates on his way to his diplomatic posting in Paris? Our friends at the Twilight Histories tell us... Hosted on Acast. See...
12.31.2020
Russian Alaska - Devon Field - Twilight Histories
Last month listener Laura Jackson on our Facebook group asked the Twilight Histories if they would create an alternative history where The US didn’t purchase Alaska, today we release another excellent guest show from a listener suggestion. Hosted on Acast....
12.25.2020
A Man of Monterrey
Our friends from the Twilight History podcast give us an alternative look on how things could've been if America had taken all of Mexico after the Mexican - American War. Thank you to Bryan Smith for the inspiration. Hosted on...
10.05.2020
Ep: 25 - Reagan part 1 - Iwan Morgan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and...
09.07.2020
The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq
The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq - premieres on September 29th on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.18.2020
Ep: 24 - Reagan intro and Corey Brettschneider on Trump's breaking of norms
A tatseer of the forth coming Reagan episode and Roifield talks to Corey Brettschneider on President Trump breaking the norms of office. This epsiode also features into about the Intelligent Speech online conference.Intelligent Speech 2020 is an online conference that...
04.22.2020
Ronald Reagan
Trailer for the forthcoming episode on the 40th president Ronald Reagan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.27.2020
EP: 23 - The Presidents faces - Dan Hill on the emotions of the Commander in Chief
How emotions drive presidents, Roifield talks to Dan Hill on identifying emotional patterns that help to understand three key things about U.S. presidents. Dan Hill, Ph.D., is an internationally recognised expert on the role of emotions in business, politics, sports, and...
03.06.2020
Ep: 22 - The History of Impeachment - Corey Brettschneider
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official. Impeachment does not in itself remove the official definitively from office; it is similar to an indictment in criminal law, and thus it is essentially...
02.17.2020
Presidents Day Bonus episode - Impeachment
Article One of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try impeachments of officers of the U.S. federal government. (Various state constitutions include similar measures, allowing the state legislature to...
01.25.2020
Ep: 21 How the past will predict the 2020 American election - Misha Leybovich
Roifield speaks to tech entrepreneur Misha Leybovich about this theory of the 40 year pattern in American politics and what it tells us about 2020 and 2060. https://medium.com/@mishaley/how-history-predicts-the-2020-election-and-the-next-40-years-1904e6ac19bd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.07.2019
Ep: 20 Young Lincoln part 2 with Jonathan F. Putnam
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. This episode covers his early life in Springfield. Hosted on...
05.31.2019
Young Lincoln and Intelligent speech in New York
Saturday, June 29th 11 am – 7 pm The Centre for Social Innovation, New York https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/ Podcasts entertain and inform millions of people every day. Coming through our headphones, podcasters are like friends joining us as we go about our...
09.08.2018
State of the podcast address and American Innovations.
What a tumultuous last three months I’ve had. Unbeknownst to just about everyone, my Visa application to live and work in the US was turned down in May, simply the immigration officer said I didn't have strong enough ties to...
07.10.2018
Ep: 19 Young Lincoln part 1 with Jonathan F. Putnam
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest...
06.07.2018
EP: 18 - Sarada Peri - Speechwriter for President Obama and the naturalization ceremony speech.
Sarada Peri is a speechwriter and communications strategist. She was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Prior to joining the White House, she was a Principal at West Wing Writers, where she worked with...
05.04.2018
Bonus episode - Ep: 2 The Things that made England - Ska
Racial diversity is one of many facets that separates England from the other parts of the United Kingdom. While the UK’s White population totals over 55,010,359 or 87.1% according the 2011 census, just under 13% or over 7.5 million are...
04.21.2018
Ep: 17 Teddy Roosevelt Q and A with David Pietrusza
Steve VGuerra Given that it was a definitely possible that McKinley could have survived, what would have happened to TR? It’s hard not to think that TR would be against some domestic tenants of the Trump administration as he was against...
02.19.2018
Ep: 16 Theodore Roosevelt - David Pietrusza
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September...
01.31.2018
Ep: 15 - A loyal subject, Roifield hosts The Thomas Jefferson Hour
Roifield Brown hosts the Thomas Jefferson show and questions President Thomas Jefferson (as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson) about the failure of America to realize Jefferson's vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.31.2017
Ep: 14 - The Election of 1800 - Vonnahme & Martin
The United States presidential election of 1800 was the fourth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800", Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated President John Adams. The election was...
06.12.2017
Special - Dave Smith and how you become president of the United States
Always be there is a searing track on Remedy the debut studio album by the English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx which was released in 1999Number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart "Call Me" is...
03.31.2017
Ep: 13 - Grant - Adam Vonnahme
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77).As Commanding General (1864–69), Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory...
02.20.2017
A Presidents Day gift - 26 minutes of President Grant
To say happy Presidents Day here is the first 26 minutes to the whole Grant podcast that will be released later this week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.23.2016
Ep:12 The United States presidential election of 1948 - David Pietrusza and Adam Vonnahme
The United States presidential election of 1948 was the 41st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman, the Democratic nominee, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of President Franklin D....
06.25.2016
Ep:11 The Presidents Speech - Kevin Stroud - The History of English
Kevin Stroud from The History of English Podcast looks at the development of American English and how its presidents have helped its development.Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Franklin Roosevelt, FDR,...
05.23.2016
Ep:10 Andrew Jackson - FT Fusco - Giants of History
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He was born near the end of the colonial era, somewhere near the...
03.31.2016
Ep:9 The Monroe Doctrine - Zack Twamley - When Diplomacy Fails
The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the Americas in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonise land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts...
03.17.2016
Ep8: What is a Caucus - Adam Vonnahme - download this version
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The term originated in the United States, but has spread to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Nepal. As the use of the...
02.28.2016
EP:7 - United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Democratic candidate and incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the...
01.07.2016
FDR - Question and Answer show with David Pietrusza
FDR - Question and Answer show with PietruszaQuestions from:Brett Von SchlosserKristaps AndrejsonsDavid P Hazen.Craig BeckBrandt MaloneAdam VonnahmeStephen Guerra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12.17.2015
Ep:5 - FDR - David Pietrusza
Narrated by David PietruszaFranklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was a American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States 1933-1945. A Democrat, he won a record...
07.25.2015
EP:4 – Powell – Micheal Goldwasser – How the shows are made
Colin Luther Powell born April 5, 1937 is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to...
06.28.2015
Ep:3 – Washington – Mike Duncan – remastered
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of...
04.04.2015
Ep:2 – Washington – Mike Duncan Q&A
Mike Duncan answers listener questions about George Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01.15.2015
Ep:1 - Nixon – Dan Carlin
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. Nixon had previously served as a...

What's 10 American Presidents Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

10 American Presidents Podcast episodes:

Tearing Down Walls: Reagan's End Game

Ep 30: Reagan's Midterm Years: Shaping America 1984-1986 Iwan Morgan

Ep: 29 Ronald Reagan's Presidency 1983 - 1984 Iwan Morgan

Ep: 28 Ronald Reagan's Presidency 1981 - 1983 Iwan Morgan

Ep: 27 Ronald Reagan's Journey to the Presidency 1973-1980 - Iwan Morgan

Ronald Reagan Q&A with professor Iwan Morgan

Listen to podcasts from Roifield Brown

Martin Van Buren - an excerpt from the book the Presidents - Iain Dale

The Election of 1960 - Kennedy vs Nixon part 1

EP: 26 - Inaugural addresses with Clint Loshe - live on Zoom

James Monroe and the Barbary pirates.

Russian Alaska - Devon Field - Twilight Histories

A Man of Monterrey

Ep: 25 - Reagan part 1 - Iwan Morgan

The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq

Ep: 24 - Reagan intro and Corey Brettschneider on Trump's breaking of norms

Ronald Reagan

EP: 23 - The Presidents faces - Dan Hill on the emotions of the Commander in Chief

Ep: 22 - The History of Impeachment - Corey Brettschneider

Presidents Day Bonus episode - Impeachment

Ep: 21 How the past will predict the 2020 American election - Misha Leybovich

Ep: 20 Young Lincoln part 2 with Jonathan F. Putnam

Young Lincoln and Intelligent speech in New York

State of the podcast address and American Innovations.

Ep: 19 Young Lincoln part 1 with Jonathan F. Putnam

EP: 18 - Sarada Peri - Speechwriter for President Obama and the naturalization ceremony speech.

Bonus episode - Ep: 2 The Things that made England - Ska

Ep: 17 Teddy Roosevelt Q and A with David Pietrusza

Ep: 16 Theodore Roosevelt - David Pietrusza

Ep: 15 - A loyal subject, Roifield hosts The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Ep: 14 - The Election of 1800 - Vonnahme & Martin

Special - Dave Smith and how you become president of the United States

Ep: 13 - Grant - Adam Vonnahme

A Presidents Day gift - 26 minutes of President Grant

Ep:12 The United States presidential election of 1948 - David Pietrusza and Adam Vonnahme

Ep:11 The Presidents Speech - Kevin Stroud - The History of English

Ep:10 Andrew Jackson - FT Fusco - Giants of History

Ep:9 The Monroe Doctrine - Zack Twamley - When Diplomacy Fails

Ep8: What is a Caucus - Adam Vonnahme - download this version

EP:7 - United States presidential election, 1964

FDR - Question and Answer show with David Pietrusza

Ep:5 - FDR - David Pietrusza

EP:4 – Powell – Micheal Goldwasser – How the shows are made

Ep:3 – Washington – Mike Duncan – remastered

Ep:2 – Washington – Mike Duncan Q&A

Ep:1 - Nixon – Dan Carlin