Visiting the Presidents

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" on his homes.

Season 3's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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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" on his homes. 

Season 3's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover's Tomb" on his gravesite. 

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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" on his homes! 

Season 3's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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Time to Regulate...Warren G! The last of our Ohio Presidents, and a strong contender for one of the most corrupt administrations. Our 29th President, Warren Harding's strengths were always in his politicking, if not his managerial style, so learn about how these were shaped by his childhood, as well what happened to his birthsite in Blooming Grove!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/03/episode-29-warren-harding-and-blooming-grove/

Season 2's Warren Harding Episode: "Warren Harding and Marion" on his home! 

Season 3's Warren Harding Episode: "Warren Harding's Tomb" on his gravesite! 

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On the road to the last of our Virginia Presidents, an unreconstructed product of the Old South, in Woodrow Wilson (28th President) and his birthplace in Staunton! Learn about Wilson's childhood and how it shaped his later views, as well as what happened to his home in Staunton!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/27/episode-28-woodrow-wilson-and-staunton/

Season 2's Woodrow Wilson Episode: "Woodrow Wilson and Washington, D.C." on his home! 

Season 3's Woodrow Wilson Episode: "Woodrow Wilson's Tomb" on his gravesite! 

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Back to the Buckeye State for one of our most reluctant presidents, known more today for the size of his body than the size of his ambition, William Howard Taft, 27th President! Learn about his birthplace in Cincinnati, and how his father helped the pave the way for William, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
 
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/20/episode-27-william-howard-taft-and-cincinnati/ 

Season 2's William Howard Taft Episode: "William Howard Taft and Washington, D.C." on his homes!

Season 3's William Howard Taft Episode: "William Howard Taft's Tomb" on his gravesite!
 

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A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! My friend Matt Hochstetler and I have had an annual meet-up to some presidential sites the last few years, and it's usually one of the highlights of my summer. Get his version of visiting some of these sites as well as his take on travel, presidents, and more! You'll love Matt! 

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Rough Riders have to be born somewhere, and Teddy Roosevelt, 26th President, picked a whopper: right in the heart of Manhattan, in a lovely brownstone and surrounded by wealth and wonder. Perhaps no president had as many opportunities, and no president exhibited as deep a love for life as Theodore Roosevelt, our third New York-born President, and the man who transformed the Presidency!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/13/episode-26-theodore-roosevelt-and-manhattan/ 

Season 2's Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill"
on his home! 

Season 3's Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Theodore Roosevelt's Tomb" on his gravesite! 

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Back to the Buckeye State for the 25th President, William McKinley, born in Niles, OH! McKinley is a bridge between the two eras, one of steward presidents (like his fellow Ohioans) and the more dynamic presidents who followed him. Learn about his childhood, service in the Civil War, and rise in Ohio politics, plus what happened to his birthplace in Niles, and what you will find when you visit!
 
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/06/episode-25-william-mckinley-and-niles/

Season 2's William McKinley Episode: "William McKinley and Canton" on his homes. 

Season 3's William McKinley Episode: "William McKinley's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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To keep our numbering for the season, Episode 24 is a Question & Answer Episode, featuring questions from some of the top fans of "Visiting the Presidents"! Included in this episode are:

-"Which zodiac sign made the best president?"

-"What was the coolest presidential pet?"

-"Do wars make great presidents?"

-"What did the presidents carry in their pockets?"

-"Which is my favorite presidential site?"

"Uh...why the 1920s for birthplace commemorations? "

This is going to be fun!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/29/episode-24-the-not-grover-clevelands-second-term-question-and-answer-episode/

Season 2's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer" Episode!

Season 3's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer" Episode! 

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