We tweaked the format! After a quick run-through of the noteworthy events of the week - including the births of several presidential children and a new running theme for this season - Brett and Katey discuss “Miss Nancy & Aunt Fancy,” the relationship between President James Buchanan and Vice President William Rufus King (b. April 7 - he was Pierce’s VP).

3/30: The End of the 20-Year Curse ... 3/31: The Beginning of the Crusade Against ManBearPig ... 4/1: Up In Smoke ... 4/2: Wilson’s War ... 4/3: Bob Dornan ... 4/4: The Beginning of the 20-Year Curse ... 4/5: The First Veto

12/16: The Great White Fleet & A Can Of Spam? ... 12/17: Another Tazewell?? And Jefferson Addresses The Choctaw Nation ... 12/18: A Truly Historic Marriage ... 12/19: Four Fuberals And An Impeachment ... 12/20: A Boatload Of Births, And A Cool Law ... 12/21: Some Of The Presidents’ Children ... 12/22: Ford (Not That One), Taylor (Also Not That One), and A One Of A Kind Wedding

12/9: Nixon & Ford Protect Some Horses (sort of) ... 12/10: Chester’s Canal ... 12/11: Margaret Hoover and John Kerry ... 12/12: Washington Wants Justice For The Cherokee (and he’ll pay you for it) ... 12/13: The Misery Of Mary Todd ... 12/14: Death Of A Washington & Who Throws A Shoe?? ... 12/15: I’m Just A Bill... Of Rights

In this episode... John Breckinridge, Martin Van Buren, Strom Thurmond, George McClellan, the suicide of Marian Adams, more Tylers than you can shake a stick at, a famous speech from Franklin Roosevelt, and more!!

Pilot episode of This Week In Presidential History. Covering births, deaths, laws, speeches, and a wedding, from November 25 to December 1.