[Abridged] Presidential Histories

By Kenny Ryan Austin

From Yorktown to the Civil War, Pearl Harbor to 9/11, Abridged Presidential Histories explores the successes, setbacks, and scandals that define each president’s legacy, and then asks what lessons

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Number 1: 16.A.) Lincoln's balancing act, emancipation and reconstruction, an interview with Louis Masur
How did Lincoln keep the slave-holding border states in the union while also advancing the cause of emancipation? Join me as I interview Louis Masur, a distinguished professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University and author of Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union , on the tightrope act Lincoln walked to save the union and end American slavery once and for all. Support the show
May 02, 202145min
Number 2: 31.A.) The political evolution of Herbert Hoover, an interview with Thomas Schwartz
"My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.” - Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover entered government a self-described progressive. But by the time the end of his life, his opposition to the New Deal had some calling him a father of modern conservativism. What's the truth of the matter? Join me as I talk to Thomas Schwartz, director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, about the evolution of Herbert Hoover and whether he changed, or whether the country changed around him. Support the show
January 16, 202359min
Number 3: 23.A.) How Benjamin Harrison won his way to defeat, an interview with Charles Calhoun
Is it possible to win your way to defeat? Benjamin Harrison and the 51st Congress might say so. After passing almost all the legislation they had campaigned on in 1889, American voters dealt them crippling defeats in 1891 and 1893. What went wrong? Join me as I interview Charles Calhoun, a retired distinguished professor of History at East Carolina University, a past president of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and the author of Benjamin Harrison, on how Benjamin Harrison and the Republican Party won their way to defeat. Support the show
November 29, 202155min
Number 4: 23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
When it comes to politicians, promises made + promises kept is supposed to = reelection, right? For Benjamin Harrison and the 51st GOP Congress, this common sense equation failed in a major way. After passing more legislation than almost any Congress in U.S. history, Harrison and the GOP majority were sent packing in one of the most lopsided congressional wipeouts ever. Why? Follow along as Harrison serves in the Civil War, enters politics, wins the White House, and passes a raft of major legislation - some of which we still live under today - only for the voters to reward him by punching his pink slip. Oh, and he'll acquire the country's first overseas territory, too. Imperialism, here we come! Bibliography 1. Benjamin Harrison – Charles W. Calhoun 2. Grover Cleveland – Henry F. Graff 3. The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century – Scott Miller 4. T.R. the last Romantic – H.R. Brands Support the show
November 22, 202150min
Number 5: 22.A.) Mugwumps, scandals, and the stunning campaign of 1884, an interview with Ted Kohn
How do you break a 28-year losing streak? It takes good strategy, a bit of luck, and sometimes whatever the heck a mugwump is. Join me as I interview Ted Kohn, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University and a historian of the Gilded Age in American History, on how the Democrats ended an era of Republican rule. Support the show
November 15, 202129min