Presidential
by The Washington PostThe Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current moment. Hosted by Lillian Cunningham, the series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [When you're done, listen to Lillian's other historical podcasts: Constitutional and Moonrise]
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Episodes
Lyndon B. Johnson: Power
39m · PublishedJohn F. Kennedy: We are all mortal
47m · PublishedDwight D. Eisenhower: Covert action
51m · PublishedHarry S. Truman: Trying to make the right call
36m · PublishedFranklin D. Roosevelt: Through Eleanor's eyes
53m · PublishedHerbert Hoover: Dealing with disaster
39m · PublishedCalvin Coolidge: A tale of two Coolidges
46m · PublishedWarren G. Harding: Love and scandal
42m · PublishedWoodrow Wilson: A complicated legacy
45m · PublishedWilliam Howard Taft: This chief, not that chief
37m · PublishedPresidential has 56 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 37:08:17. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 18th, 2024 09:42.