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Sandra Day O'Connor Institute episodes
- Before It Became History | Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser's Three Bargains
Henry Clay brokered three major deals — the Missouri Compromise, the 1833 tariff truce, and the Compromise of 1850 — that held the Union together each time. But every bargain postponed the real fight instead of resolving it.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
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13 min - Before It Became History | The Compromise of 1850: Five Laws, One Unraveling Peace
In 1850, Congress tried to defuse a crisis over California, slavery, and the Mexican Cession with five separate laws. One of them — a harsh new Fugitive Slave Act — didn't calm the nation. It pushed it closer to civil war.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
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16 min - Before It Became History | Narcissa Whitman: The Letters That Made Oregon Imaginable
She's often called "the first woman to cross the Rockies" — but that's not quite right. Narcissa Whitman's real legacy is her letters, which made Oregon feel imaginable to eastern readers, even as her mission helped set the stage for tragedy.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
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16 min - Before It Became History | Jesse Applegate: A Trailblazer Who Found a Safer Road West
Jesse Applegate isn't a household name like Lewis and Clark. But after losing his son on the Oregon Trail in 1843, this surveyor blazed a safer road west and helped write the laws of a territory two nations were still fighting over.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
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16 min - Before It Became History | The Oregon Treaty of 1846: Stepping Back from War
The U.S. and Britain nearly went to war over Oregon. Instead, in 1846 they drew a line at the 49th parallel, settling a decades-old border dispute — while leaving Indigenous nations' sovereignty over that same land completely unaddressed.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
Follow us on:
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11 min - Before It Became History | Kit Carson: Frontier Hero and the Navajo Long Walk
Kit Carson built one of the most celebrated reputations on the American frontier as a guide and soldier. He later commanded the 1863–64 military campaign, which resulted in the Navajo Long Walk. Discover his complicated legacy.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
Follow us on:
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12 min - Before It Became History | William Becknell: Father of the Santa Fe Trail
In 1821, a debt-ridden Missouri trader named William Becknell blazed a 900-mile trail to Santa Fe and returned with a fortune in silver. Discover how one desperate gamble opened the American Southwest to trade and reshaped the western frontier.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
Follow us on:
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19 min - Before It Became History | Mary Ellen Pleasant: Fortune, Freedom, and a Fight for Equal Rights
Mary Ellen Pleasant built a fortune in Gold Rush San Francisco through business savvy, backed abolitionist causes, and fought racial exclusion in court. Discover the story of a formidable entrepreneur who shaped California civil rights history.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
Follow us on:
- YouTube
12 min - Public Square | AI and Civic Life: Who Gets a Voice?
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life, shaping how people learn, work, receive information, and interact with institutions. As these tools become more common in education, healthcare, government, hiring, media, and other parts of public life, they raise an important civic question: who should have a voice in how AI is used?
In this Public Square, we explore how AI intersects with civic life, public trust, and citizen participation. This conversation is not about whether AI is simply “good” or “bad,” but about how citizens can stay informed and engaged as technology changes the way public decisions are made.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
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41 min - Before It Became History | Luzena Stanley Wilson: A Gold Rush Pioneer
Luzena Stanley Wilson traveled to California during the Gold Rush, building a new life through determination, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship. Discover the remarkable story of a pioneer who found opportunity in a rapidly changing American West.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
You can find us at: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
Follow us on:
- YouTube
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About Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
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This is the official podcast of the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute. Our mission is to continue the distinguished legacy and lifetime work of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to advance American democracy…
through multigenerational civics education, civil discourse and civic engagement.