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Presidential Chronicles

Welcome to Presidential Chronicles, the series of books, podcasts, and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States. The stories come from David Fisher"s robust yet concise biographies of every American President. Fisher tells the stories of these lives with approx. ten episodes episodes for each President, averaging about 12 minutes in length, with each episode delving into a particular aspect of the President"s life, along with an assortment of

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Episode #189: Rutherford Hayes #4: One of the Good...

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2025/09/25

Rutherford Hayes #4: One of the Good Colonels (1862-1865); Topics covered include: Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Vicksburg, John Morgan's raids (Ohio), Battle at Cloyd's Mountain, nominated for Congress (and elected), Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Battle of Cedar Creek, promotion to Brigadier General, end of the war, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and reflections on Hayes's service in the Civil WarKey people: Lucy Hayes, John Morgan, George Crook, Ulysses Grant,

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00:11:11

Episode #188: Rutherford Hayes #3: The Ohio 23rd...

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2025/09/24

Rutherford Hayes #3: The Ohio 23rd (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Civil War, volunteers for Union Army, life in the Union Army, Battle of Carnifax Ferry, Judge Advocate, Battle of Giles Court House, Battle of South Mountain, serious wound (nearly dies), recuperates at home, promoted to Colonel, and supports Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation ProclamationKey people: William Dennison, William Rosecrans, William McKinley, Lucy Hayes, Eliakim Scammon, John Pope, Robert E. Lee, George McClellan,

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00:11:08

Episode #187: Rutherford Hayes #2: Lucy, and a Cause...

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2025/09/23

Rutherford Hayes #2: Lucy, and a Cause (1849-1861); Topics covered include: Lawyer, Sons of Temperance, Meets and marries Lucy Webb, children together, personality of both, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, joins Republican Party, death of sister Fanny, elected City Solicitor of Cincinnati, election of 1860, Southern secessions, inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, attack no Fort Sumter, Civil War begins, and Hayes decides to volunteerKey people: Lucy (Webb) Hayes, Sardis Birchard, John Fremont,

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00:10:49

Episode #186: Rutherford Hayes #1: Family, School,...

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2025/09/22

Rutherford Hayes #1: Family, School, and the Law (1822-1849); Topics covered include: Youth and family, education, becomes lawyer, and visit to TexasKey people: Sophia Hayes, Fanny Hayes, Sardis Birchard, Isaac Webb, Guy Bryan, and William Henry HarrisonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/ For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:14:14

Episode #185: Ulysses Grant #10: World Traveler,...

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2025/09/19

Ulysses Grant #10: World Traveler, Bankruptcy, and Memoirs (1877-1885); Topics covered include: Around the world tour, reporting of John Young, continues tour across the United States, election of 1880, failure of Grant & Ward investment house, bankruptcy, agrees to write memoirs, diagnosed with cancer, completes memoirs (through end of Civil War), and dies shortly thereafterTopics covered include: Around the world tour, reporting of John Young, continues tour across the United States, election

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00:17:59

Episode #184: Ulysses Grant #9: Cabinet Corruption...

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2025/09/18

Ulysses Grant #9: Cabinet Corruption (1873-1877); Topics covered include: President of the United States, 2nd inaugural, family deaths, family weddings, dedication of Abraham Lincoln's tomb, Panic of 1873, Inflation Bill (veto), Resumption of Specie Act (signs), Centennial Exposition, details on several Cabinet scandals, and the election of 1876Key people: Jesse Grant, Fred Dent, George Meade, Henry Wilson, Abraham Lincoln, Nellie Grant, Algernon Sartoris, Fred Grant, Ida Honore, Jay Cooke, Mark

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00:18:04

Episode #183: Ulysses Grant #8: Commanding General to...

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2025/09/17

Ulysses Grant #8: Commanding General to Commander in Chief (1869-1873); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Cabinet, family in the White House, confronts effort to corner the gold market, foreign affairs (Cuba, Santo Domingo, and Britain), Indian relations, Black Codes, Enforcement Acts, aggressive prosecutions in the South, US v. Reese, and US v. CruikshankKey people: Elihu Washburne, Alexander Stewart, George Boutwell, John Rawlins, William Sherman, James Longstreet, Horace

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00:16:08

Episode #182: Ulysses Grant #7: The Miseries of the...

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2025/09/16

Ulysses Grant #7: The Miseries of the Johnson Administration (1865-1869); Topics covered include: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson sworn in as President, Civil War ends, victory celebration in Washington DC< accepts many gifts (including homes), Swing Around the Circle, conflict with President Johnson, refuses diplomatic assignment to Mexico, conflict over the Military Reconstruction Act, named Secretary of War ad interim, conflict over the firing of Edwin Stanton, impeachment and

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00:15:03

Episode #181: Ulysses Grant #6: Commanding General...

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2025/09/15

Ulysses Grant #6: Commanding General and Victory (1864-1865); Topics covered include: Civil War, promoted to Lieutenant General and Commanding General of the Union Army, strategy to win the war, Overland Campaign (including Battles at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Cold Harbor), crosses James River, siege at Petersburg, Battle of the Crater, William Sherman captures Atlanta, Abraham Lincoln is re-elected, Lincoln's views on Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee surrenders his Army of

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00:19:59

Episode #180: Ulysses Grant #5: Grant Fights, Grant...

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2025/09/12

Ulysses Grant #5: Grant Fights, Grant Wins (1862-1864); Topics covered include: Civil War, changing military leaders, Emancipation Proclamation, order to evict Jews from theater and President Abraham Lincoln rescinding the order, Battle of Vicksburg, and Battle of ChattanoogaKey people: George McClellan, Henry Halleck, Abraham Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, William Sherman, David Porter, Julia Grant, Fred Grant, Elihu Washburne, Charles Dana, John Pemberton, Joseph Johnston, William Rosecrans, George

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00:16:26

Episode #179: Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional...

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2025/09/11

Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Civil War, volunteers, Colonel Illinois Militia, initial engagements, promoted to Brigadier General, Battle of Columbus (KY)/Belmont (MO), Battle of Fort Henry, Battle of Fort Donelson, receives nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, promoted to Major General, Battle of Shiloh, conflict with Major General Henry Halleck, bonding with William Sherman, and the Battle of CorinthKey people:

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00:13:35

Episode #178: Ulysses Grant #3: Vagabond Years...

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2025/09/10

Ulysses Grant #3: Vagabond Years (1848-1861); Topics covered include: Marries Julia Dent, initial post-war military assignments, crosses Panama, Fort Vancouver, misses his family (now with two children), begins drinking, assigned Fort Humboldt, caught under the influence on duty, resigns commission, returns to St. Louis, fails at every business venture, frees the lone slave he had been gifted, returns home to Illinois to work for father's business, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, election

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00:13:46

Episode #177: Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most...

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2025/09/09

Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most Unjust Wars ever Waged (1844-1848); Topics covered include: Assigned to Fort Jessup and Camp Salubrity; asks Frederick Dent for daughter (Julia's) hand in marriage; Mexican War; Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, becomes quartermaster, Monterrey (horsemanship on display), Veracruz, Molina del Rey, Chapultepec Castle, and San Cosme Gate; brevet promotions, end of war, and his strong lingering opposition to the warKey people: Frederick Dent, Julia Dent,

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00:11:48

Episode #176: Ulysses Grant #1: My Ulysses (1822-1844)

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2025/09/08

Ulysses Grant #1: My Ulysses (1822-1844); Topics covered include: Lineage, parents, tanning business, love of animals particularly horses, education, Military Academy at West Point, classmates, horsemanship at commencement, assigned Jefferson Barracks, and becomes engaged to Julia DentKey people: Matthew Grant, Priscilla Grant, Noah Grant, Jesse Grant, Hannah (Simpson) Grant, Thomas Hamer, Fred Dent (son), Frederick Dent (father), Ellen Dent, and Julia DentFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:21:00

Episode #175: Andrew Johnson #10: The President on...

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2025/09/05

Andrew Johnson #10: The President on Trial (1868-1875); Topics covered include: President of the United States, impeachment trial in the Senate, found not guilty by one vote, end of presidential term, returns to Tennessee, elected to U.S. Senate, and diesKey people: Salmon Chase, Thaddeus Stevens, Benjamin Butler, Henry Stanbery, Benjamin Curtis, William Evarts, William Fessenden, John Grimes, Lyman Trumbull, Edmund Ross, Ulysses Grant, and Eliza Johnson For more information on the "Presidential

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00:14:51

Episode #174: Andrew Johnson #9: High Crimes and...

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2025/09/04

Andrew Johnson #9: High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1867-1868); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Conflict with Congress over Reconstruction, dismisses Phil Sheridan over objections of Ulysses Grant, suspends Edwin Stanton, Grant becomes Secretary of War ad interim, impeachment fails in the House, Stanton reinstated by the Senate, conflict with Grant over Stanton's reinstatement, firing of Stanton and his refusal to leave, House impeaches Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office

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00:13:44

Episode #173: Andrew Johnson #8: Conflict with...

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2025/09/03

Andrew Johnson #8: Conflict with Congress Intensifies (1866-1867); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Conflict with Congress over Reconstruction, Swing Around the Circle, Congress overrides numerous Johnson vetoes, Military Reconstruction Act, Tenure of Office Act, initial efforts to impeach Johnson, and the acquisition of AlaskaKey people: Edwin Stanton, Ulysses Grant, David Farragut, Martha Johnson, William Seward, and James AshleyFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:13:54

Episode #172: Andrew Johnson #7: Battles over...

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2025/09/02

Andrew Johnson #7: Battles over Reconstruction (1865-1866); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Presidential Reconstruction, conflicts with Congress, representatives from seceded states not seated in Congress, Freedman's Bureau, speech on Washington's birthday, vetoes and overrides, and perspective on Johnson's actions in light of stated plans of Abraham LincolnKey people: Benjamin Wade, Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens, George Washington, Lyman Trumbull, John Stockton, Ward

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00:12:48

Episode #171: Andrew Johnson #6: Filling Lincoln's...

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2025/09/01

Andrew Johnson #6: Filling Lincoln's Shoes (1865); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Civil War ends, investigation of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, victory celebration in Washington DC, meetings with Congressmen regarding Reconstruction, Presidential Reconstruction, conflict with Radical Republicans in Congress, Black Codes, family in the White House, and the convictions and hangings of (4) Lincoln conspiratorsKey people: Mary Lincoln, George Azterodt, William

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00:13:42

Episode #170: Andrew Johnson #5: Lincoln's Second VP...

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2025/08/29

Andrew Johnson #5: Lincoln's Second VP (1864-1865); Topics covered include: Military Governor of Tennessee, son Charles Johnson is killed, election of 1860, nominated for Vice President on the National Union ticket, Abraham Lincoln and Johnson win the election, completes revision to the Tennessee Constitution, humiliation at inauguration, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his army, Lincoln is assassinated, Johnson is sworn is as the 17th President of the United StatesKey people: Charles

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