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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We are heading to the Show-Me State for the only time this season for the birthplace of Harry S Truman, 33rd President, in Lamar! One of the most unlikely rises to the Presidency, and overshadowed by his predecessor, learn about how Harry Truman's childhood in Missouri shaped the man and President he would become, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/31/harry-s-truman-and-lamar/

Season 2's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Independence"

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Heading back to the Empire State for the fourth time to visit the birthplace of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President, in one of the elite homes of the Hudson River, Springwood in Hyde Park! Learn about how Franklin's childhood of privilege shaped his early worldview, and what happens to change his course and provide him some of the tools that will make him one of the most beloved presidents! Also, we will discuss this one-of-a-kind presidential birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/24/episode-32-franklin-roosevelt-and-hyde-park/

Season 2's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs"

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We are finally crossing the Mississippi for the first time, visiting the rolling hills of Iowa and the birthplace of Herbert Hoover, 31st President, in West Branch! Truly a child born to poverty and heartbreak, learn about how the childhood of Bert shaped the adult and president he was to become, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/17/episode-31-herbert-hoover-and-west-branch/

Season 2's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto"

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Our second trip to the Green Mountain State, and the birthplace of maybe our quietest President, Silent Cal himself! Learn about Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, and his childhood in this idyllic setting and how his childhood tragedies and upbringing shaped the politician and leader, as well as what has happened to his birthplace and town, Plymouth Notch, Vermont!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/10/episode-30-calvin-coolidge-and-plymouth-notch/

Season 2's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Northampton"

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