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
Theodore Roosevelt: Exuberance
42m · PublishedWilliam McKinley: The modern campaign
39m · PublishedBenjamin Harrison: The president as conservationist
39m · PublishedGrover Cleveland: Tell the truth
39m · PublishedChester A. Arthur: Redemption
41m · PublishedJames A. Garfield: Shot down
42m · PublishedRutherford B. Hayes: The most contested election
43m · PublishedUlysses S. Grant: Lover, fighter, writer
43m · PublishedAndrew Johnson: Stitching up a torn country
36m · PublishedAbraham Lincoln: His hand and his pen
55m · 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.