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. The second of two parts, join me as I drive through North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont!
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On the road again to Massachusetts, and the birthplace of George H.W. Bush, 41st President, in Milton! Learn about George's privileged childhood, and his education and war experience, his political rise and one of the strongest resumes of any future President! You'll also hear about his birthplace and commemoration!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/26/episode-41-george-h-w-bush-and-milton/ 

Season 2's George H.W. Bush Episode: "George H.W. Bush and Kennebunkport"

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Heading to the Prairie State for the first and only time, for the birthplace of Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States! Like many before him, Ronald used his sunny optimism and ambition to cover some dark times in his past. Learn about his difficult childhood, his sudden fame, and turn to politics, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/19/episode-40-ronald-reagan-and-tampico/   

Season 2’s Ronald Reagan Episode: “Ronald Reagan and Rancho Del Cielo”

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We are on the road to Georgia and the birthplace of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter! The first president to be born in a hospital, and someone renowned for his honesty and integrity, learn about how his childhood and education shaped his political life, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/12/episode-39-jimmy-carter-and-plains/ 

Season 2's Jimmy Carter Episode: "Jimmy Carter and the Carter Home" 

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We are heading back to the Plains State for the birthplace of Gerald Ford (or Leslie Lynch King, Jr.), 38th President of the United States, in Omaha, Nebraska! The presidential birthplace occupied for the least amount of time, and the site for some tragedy in the President's life: Learn about Gerald's resilience, his education and youth, and how his later efforts at playing peacemaker were first seeded, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/05/episode-38-gerald-ford-and-omaha/ 

Gerald Ford's Season 2 Episode: "Gerald Ford and Alexandria"

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Heading out West to the Golden State and the birthplace of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States in Yorba Linda. Few Presidents had as tortured a mindset and we will explore the roots of that: in his childhood trauma, his education, and his quest for power that led him to the Oval Office, as well as what happened to his birthplace cottage!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/28/episode-37-richard-nixon-and-yorba-linda/   

Season 2's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica" 

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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. The first of two parts, join me as I drive through Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska to Visit, and Re-Visit, the Presidents!
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Heading back to the Lone Star State for the birthplace of our 36th President, Lyndon Baines Johnson along the Pedernales River, in Stonewall! Learn about Lyndon's childhood and the imprint both of his parents made, his education and energy for back-slapping, and how he applied the art of politics to get to the seat of power, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
 
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/21/episode-36-lyndon-johnson-and-stonewall/ 

Season 2's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"

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We are heading back to the East Coast for Brookline, Massachusetts, and the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, our 35th President! Few First Families have had as many connections, wealth, and access as the Kennedys, and none have had the amount of tragedy and heartbreak. Learn about John's childhood, dominated by his father and older brother, his childhood illnesses and mischievous streak, and his transformative experience in the Pacific, as well as what happened to his birthplace in Brookline!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/14/episode-35-john-f-kennedy-and-brookline/ 

Season 2's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port"

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At long last, we head to the Lone Star State for the birthplace of Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President, in Denison! Learn about Ike's childhood and the family's struggles in Texas and Kansas, and how Dwight found his place at West Point and in the military. Truly a man shaped by his time, ready when his country needed him, hear how Ike worked his way to the top as well as what happened to Eisenhower's birthplace!
 
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/07/episode-34-dwight-eisenhower-and-denison/   

Season 2's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Gettysburg"

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