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BONUS! 2023 Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular
[Abridged] Presidential Histories
11/20/23
•55m
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Earlier this year, four podcasters got together to record the second annual Friendsgiving History Podcast Spectacular! Tune in as I'm joined by three fellow history podcasters and friends for a round table discussion on U.S. and presidential history. The other podcasters are:
- Jerry Landry, Presidencies of the United States
- Alycia, Civics & Coffee
- Howard Dorre, Plodding through the Presidents
Happy Thanksgiving!
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34.C) Ike, the Last General, an interview with Bryan Gibby
November 6, 2023
•75m
Eisenhower is the last general to have become president. How did his time in the army influence his administration and what stamp did it leave on the presidency?
Bryan Gibby, the deputy head of West Point's history department, discusses how Ike's time at the academy, in the army, and during World War II shaped his leadership style and impacted his presidential administration
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35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
November 20, 2023
•59m
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961
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John F. Kennedy presided over three of the most turbulent years of the Cold War. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis and a coup in Vietnam, the stakes have rarely been higher. But how did he overcome youth and bigotry against his Catholic faith to reach the White House? Well, it helps when your daddy has money and you have charisma to spare.
Bibliography
1. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917–1963 – Robert Dallek
2. Richard Nixon: The Life – John Farrell
3. Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream – Doris Kearns Goodwin
4. The Years of Lyndon Johnson and the Passage of Power – Robert Caro
5. Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency – Mark K Updegrove
6. Eisenhower in War and Peace – Jean Edward Smith
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