Texas in Focus

Presidents' Day in Focus with Alexis Coe


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In this week's episode, presidential historian Alexis Coe joins host Matthew Reyna to discuss Presidents' Day. Why do we get the day off in the first place? How could the holiday be improved? Why is there a variation from state-to-state on which presidents we recognize on Presidents' Day? Coe answers all of these questions, plus offers a special ranking for President Dwight Eisenhower—the only president born in North Texas.

George Washington Would Hate Presidents' Day (Published in The New York Times) by Alexis Coe: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opinion/presidents-day-george-washington.html

Who Will Be Our First Woman President? (Published in Town&Country) by Alexis Coe: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a42826183/first-woman-president-predictions-kamala-harris-nikki-haley/

Intro/Outro Music: TAMAGOTCHI by ghouldeneye (soundcloud.com/ghouldeneye)

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