Visiting the Presidents

By Joe FaykoshSociety & Culture Leisure History

Visiting the Presidents episodes

November 11 How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2026, Part 2!
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York City, through Ohio and Michigan, and heading back to Arizona

Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"
"Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant"
"Benjamin Harrison and North Bend"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"William Howard Taft and Cincinnati"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park"
"John F Kennedy and Brookline"
"Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"
Homes
"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald"
"William Henry Harrison and Grouseland"
"Franklin Pierce and Concord"
"Chester Arthur and Manhattan"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs"
"John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port"
"George Bush and Kennebunkport"
Gravesites
"Martin Van Buren's Tomb"
"William Henry Harrison's Tomb"
"Franklin Pierce's Tomb"
"Ulysses Grant's Tomb"
"Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb"
"Richard Nixon's Tomb"
"Gerald Ford's Tomb"
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45 min
October 28 How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2026, Part 1!
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing!

Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh"
"Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch"
"Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"
Homes
"Franklin Pierce and Concord"
"Abraham Lincoln and Springfield"
"Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis"
"Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead
"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island
"Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"
Gravesites
"Millard Fillmore's Tomb"
"Franklin Pierce's Tomb"
"Abraham Lincoln's Tomb"
"Benjamin Harrison's Tomb"
"Calvin Coolidge's Tomb"
"Lyndon Johnson's Tomb"

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49 min
October 14 S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb
"I would like to thank Gerald Ford for all he has done to heal our land," Jimmy Carter said in his inaugural address in 1977 and then repeated during his eulogy in 2007, capping one of our longest post-Presidencies. Learn about Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, and the end of his term, his post-Presidency, death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/10/13/season-3-episode-38-gerald-fords-tomb/
Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Alexandria" on his homes!
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43 min
September 30 S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb
Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, left Washington in disgrace, but spent the next twenty years trying to stay relevant, "In the Arena," as his memoir stated. Learn about the tumultuous end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/09/29/season-3-episode-37-richard-nixons-tomb/
Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica" on his homes!
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52 min
April 29 S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb
"Send Mike immediately!" the last words of Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States after a sad post-Presidency. Learn about the end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/04/28/season-3-episode-36-lyndon-johnsons-tomb/
Season 1's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch" on his homes!
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50 min
April 08 S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb
“You certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome,” Nellie Connolly said to John F Kennedy, and he responded, "No, you certainly can't." The last words of Kennedy, 35th President of the United States before three shots rang out and ended his life. Learn about his murder, his funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/04/07/season-3-episode-35-john-f-kennedys-tomb/
Season 1's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Brookline" on his birthplace!

Season 2's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port" on his homes!

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57 min
March 25 S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb
"I want to go. I'm ready to go. God, take me." The last words of Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and hero of World War II. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency, health struggles, death, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/03/24/season-3-episode-34-dwight-eisenhowers-tomb/
Season 1's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Denison" on his birthplace!

Season 2's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Gettysburg" on his homes!

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53 min
March 11 S3 E33 Harry S Truman's Tomb
"Give 'em Hell, Harry!" reflected the fighting style of Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, an irascible man to the end. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency and relationships with other Presidents, his death, burial, and legacy!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/03/10/season-3-episode-33-harry-s-trumans-tomb/
Season 1's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Lamar" on his birthplace!

Season 2's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Independence" on his homes!
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50 min
February 18 S3 E32 Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb
"I have a terrific headache!" Franklin Roosevelt exclaimed, right before slumping over, and ending the longest and one of the most consequential Presidencies. Learn about the end of our 32nd President's administration, his health concerns, decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/02/17/season-3-episode-32-franklin-roosevelts-tomb/
Season 1's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park" on his birthplace!

Season 2's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" on his homes!
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57 min
February 04 S3 E31 Herbert Hoover's Tomb
"We'd like to thank you, Herbert Hoover!" the song goes, the result of a rough Presidency followed by a stellar post-Presidency. Learn about the end of our 31st President's administration, his long retirement, his decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy!
Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!
Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/02/03/season-3-episode-31-herbert-hoovers-tomb/
Season 1's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and West Branch" on his birthplace!

Season 2's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto" on his homes!
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48 min

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Visiting the Presidents takes listeners through the birthplaces, homes, gravesites, libraries, and other historical sites associated with the Presidents of the United States. Join Dr. Joe Faykosh as…