<p>Thought to be unsinkable, it went down on its maiden voyage after a fateful and fatal collision: this is the story of the RMS Titanic, but it’s also the story of William Howard Taft’s presidency. Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen retrace the path that led Roosevelt’s hand-picked successor to an ignominious one-term defeat - a defeat largely caused by Roosevelt himself.</p>

Thought to be unsinkable, it went down on its maiden voyage after a fateful and fatal collision: this is the story of the RMS Titanic, but it’s also the story of William Howard Taft’s presidency. Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen retrace the path that led Roosevelt’s hand-picked successor to an ignominious one-term defeat - a defeat largely caused by Roosevelt himself.

Clash of the Titans: The Taft Era Hits an Iceberg

Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms — but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

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Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms — but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

Frame by frame, the faces of US presidents are hung from the walls of America's history classrooms&nbsp;— but are those men REALLY the faces of America's history? Who REALLY belongs in the picture frames that line America's history classrooms? Welcome to "Reframing America," the podcast that explores American history — president by president, frame by frame — to determine the best faces to symbolize the evolution of American history. Join us for "Historical Hot Takes", the "Worst Person in America award," "What Actor Should Play this President?" and more!

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