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Reporter William C Hudson on the meeting between a young Theodore Roosevelt and then Governor Grover Cleveland.  And a moment about how the losing candidate handled the 1876 election, from an eyewitness.

A few left over notes from the Cal Coolidge and Ethiopia Invasion Podcasts.  About Coolidge’s Electric Horse, and about the death of Ethiopia Emperor Halie Selassie.

Washington’s big mistake, the term speakeasy’s origin, George Wallace unloads on Jimmy Carter [unfairly], the origins of New Jersey, I read notes from a recent library trip with varied bits of history and ideas for future podcasts, perhaps and look back at the episodes I enjoyed doing in 2021.  I do believe that 2021 was a banner year.  I improved audio and came up with a solid ‘recipe’ for production that made things faster, but rather than merely product fast eps, saving production time allowed me to spend more time on episode details and hitting the books for different perspectives on historical events.   The Lincoln Train for instant is one of them that I’m quite proud of – the result of blending a railroad history book with standard history textbooks and a summary of political events around the time of the 1861 presidential transition.    But I just as much involved talking to long-time listeners of the show, and getting to talk to a Presidential candidate was pretty cool too.

Thanks for your support all these years.

A look at Schuyler Colfax, Grant’s first Vice President lived a full life but died in obscurity and some shame.  We examine the smiling vice president, former Speaker and friend to Lincoln.

The only Vice President (who didn’t become President) to have his image on American money.  Well spoken, a powerful debater, a close-election winner and loser, Thomas Hendricks is the subject of a future episode of the Vice Presidents podcast we are previewing here for our patrons.  His career intersects with Reconstruction, the Civil War, battles over the money supply, temperance, civil service reform and tariffs. Thomas A. Hendricks is controversial – his views on race are correctly seen as misguided in our time, but he also gives insight to the many viewpoints North of the Mason Dixon line at the time of the Civil War.  Plus, he was an example of a Vice President who did not see eye to eye with the President he served, Grover Cleveland, to the point of opposing him publicly and almost creating a foreign policy rough.

A preview of an upcoming cast on a prime minster of the UK that was the first to visit America in office.  And about the end of the gold standard.  Will air in December – you hear it today.

From selling people, drafting Americans for the Spanish Legion, Hollywood in Trouble and a Unsung Jazz Legend’s death – More discussion of news events 100 years ago with WSJ editor Jon Blackwell, whose Twitter records events from 1921.

A bunch of ‘leftovers’ but as promised in the episode about the Anti-Masonic party, we look at that party’s VP candidate.  Being a third party with very little chance to win and being the #2 spot did not spare Ellmaker from being attacked by opponents in an unusual way.   We also look at William Jennings Bryan’s history and family story told in his campaign book and a bit about the Battle of San Juan Hill.

For premium and patreon subscribers, I’ve made an early release of an episode that will air in November – TIN MAN, dealing with populism, anti-populism, silver and gold and a little about the Wizard of OZ.

A bit about Senators that have caused problems for Presidents of their party and gone their own way, and a bit about British Prime Minster Harold Wilson and his role in virtual education, Vietnam and the UK and Europe.