Every presidential election is important, but some have more long-lasting impacts than others. These include changes to the political landscape, fundamentally reshaping the executive branch and the presidency's power, establishing precedents, and establishing long-lasting programs.

Today's episode covers some of the most consequential presidential elections in this regard, focusing on both the elections themselves and the results thereafter. (In some cases, the loser of the election had a monumental impact, too.) Then, at the end, we examine how Donald Trump's elections could potentially compare to those impactful elections of years past.

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(0:00) Introduction to Consequential Elections

(2:57) The "Revolution of 1800": Thomas Jefferson (1800)

(9:07) Expanding the Power of the Presidency: Andrew Jackson (1828)

(16:10) Manifest Destiny: James Polk (1844)

(20:33) The Great Emancipator: Abraham Lincoln (1860)

(23:58) The Compromise of 1877: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876)

(27:36) Turning of the Century: William McKinley (1896)

(31:05) The New Deal: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932)

(36:29) The "Great Sorting Out": Lyndon B. Johnson (1964)

(41:34) Modern Conservatism: Ronald Reagan (1980)

(44:47) Are Donald Trump's Elections Among the Most Consequential in US History?

(48:53) Closing