Visiting the Presidents

By Joe FaykoshSociety & Culture Leisure History

Visiting the Presidents episodes

April 20, 2021 S1 E14 Franklin Pierce and Hillsborough
The only presidential birthplace that you need scuba gear to access, come along as we go to New Hampshire for the first and only time, and visit the birthplace of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President! Learn about Pierce's childhood and what he inherits from his parents, his rise in politics and the blind spots he has regarding slavery, along with what happened to his birth cabin...suit up!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/20/episode-14-franklin-pierce-and-hillsborough/

Season 2's Franklin Pierce Episode: "Franklin Pierce and Concord" on his homes!

Season 3's Franklin Pierce Episode: "Franklin Pierce's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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38 min
April 13, 2021 S1 E13 Millard Fillmore and Moravia
Millard? Fillmore? Was a president? Come along and visit Millard Fillmore and his birthplace in rural Cuyuga County, New York, and his true rags-to-riches(?) rise to the presidency. Millard was a real product of his time, but his birthplace is commemorated at two separate sites! Learn about one of our forgotten presidents and what we expected of a president during this era!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/13/episode-13-millard-fillmore-and-moravia/

Season 2's Millard Fillmore Episode: "Millard Fillmore and East Aurora" on his homes!

Season 3's Millard Fillmore Episode: "Millard Fillmore's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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35 min
April 09, 2021 BONUS! Who's Your Daddy? Presidents and Their Fathers
What kind of Dad do you need to have in order to be president? Do successful presidents have positive relationships with their fathers? What kind of advantages did the presidents get from their Dads?

We'll discuss all this and more in our BONUS episode!

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27 min
April 06, 2021 S1 E12 Zachary Taylor and Montebello
Old Rough and Ready had to be born somewhere! Learn about Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, and his disputed birthplace at Montebello in Orange County, Virginia, as well as his youth in Kentucky and emergence as a military hero in a lifetime of service! Learn about what happened to Montebello as well as a birthplace controversy!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/06/episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-montebello/

Season 2's Zachary Taylor Episode: "Zachary Taylor and Louisville" on his home!

Season 3's Zachary Taylor Episode: "Zachary Taylor's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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40 min
March 30, 2021 S1 E11 James K Polk and Pineville
James K Who? Travel to Pineville, NC, to see the birthplace of James K Polk, 11th President of the United States, and self-styled successor to Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. Learn about his quick rise and intense work ethic, as well as what happened to his birthplace home!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/30/episode-11-james-knox-polk-and-pineville/

Season 2's James K Polk Episode: "James K Polk and Columbia" on his homes!

Season 3's James K Polk Episode: "James K Polk's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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42 min
March 23, 2021 S1 E10 John Tyler and Greenway Plantation
The "Accidental President," the first to become president without being elected to the office, John Tyler grew up just down the road (now John Tyler Highway) from his running mate and predecessor, William Henry Harrison in Charles City, VA! The man without a party has a still standing birthplace: come visit the odd road Tyler took the presidency as well as what has happened to his house!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/23/john-tyler-and-greenway-plantation/

Season 2's John Tyler Episode: "John Tyler and Sherwood Forest" on his home!

Season 3’s John Tyler Episode: “John Tyler’s Tomb” on his gravesite!
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32 min
March 16, 2021 S1 E9 William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation
Ol' Harrison's Landing! Want a presidential birthplace where the president being born there is like the fourth or fifth most interesting part? Come visit the Berkeley Plantation outside Charles City, VA, and the birthplace of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, as well as his interesting childhood as a son of the Revolution! Learn about the Berkeley Plantation’s ties to Thanksgiving, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and...booze? Who DIDN’T visit Berkeley?!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/16/episode-9-william-henry-harrison-and-berkeley-plantation/

Season 2's William Henry Harrison Episode: "William Henry Harrison and Grouseland" on his homes!

Season 3's William Henry Harrison Episode: "William Henry Harrison's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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45 min
March 09, 2021 S1 E8 Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook
Listeners, are you O.K.? Let's travel to Old Kinderhook, New York, birthplace of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren! Learn about his unique upbringing and his interest as a political operator, along with what happened to his birthplace tavern.

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/09/episode-8-martin-van-buren-and-kinderhook/

Season 2's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald" on his home!

Season 3's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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36 min
March 02, 2021 S1 E7 Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws
A rollicking trip to locate young, Bloody Andrew Jackson, one of our most controversial presidents and one of the biggest controversies surrounding a presidential birthplace! Jackson is claimed not just by two different sites, but by two different states, a battle of the Carolinas! We will get to the bottom of his birthplace dispute, as well as learn about the events and environment that shaped Jackson’s worldview!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/02/episode-7-andrew-jackson-and-the-waxhaws/

Season 2's Andrew Jackson Episode: "Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage" on his home!

Season 3's Andrew Jackson Episode: "Andrew Jackson's Tomb" on his gravesite!
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46 min
February 23, 2021 S1 E6 John Quincy Adams and Braintree/Quincy
Growing up on history's doorstep: The first son of a president to become one himself and the closest birthplace of one president to another, come visit John Quincy Adams in Braintree, Mass.! Probably our most accomplished childhood/upbringing of a president ever, we will look at his famous parents and life before the office, along with what happened to his famous birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/23/john-quincy-adams-and-braintree-quincy/

Season 2's John Quincy Adams Episode: "John Quincy Adams and Peacefield" on his home!

Season 3's John Quincy Adams Episode: "John Quincy Adams' Tomb" on his gravesite!
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35 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…