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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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00:10:51

Episode #169: Andrew Johnson #4: Wartime Governor...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/08/28

Andrew Johnson #4: Wartime Governor (1862-1865); Topics covered include: Civil War, remains loyal to the Union and President Abraham Lincoln, Tennessee secedes, military battles in Tennessee, Military Governor of Tennessee, battles around Nashville, and the Emancipation ProclamationKey people: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Don Buell, Nathan Forrest, and William RosecransFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:11:42

Episode #168: Andrew Johnson #3: A Southerner Takes a...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/08/27

Andrew Johnson #3: A Southerner Takes a Stand (1853-1862); Topics covered include: Governor of Tennessee (two terms), Eliza Johnson contracts tuberculosis, marriage of daughter Martha Johnson to David Patterson, U.S. Senator, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Homestead Act, election of 1860, Southern secession, only Senator from a seceded state to remain loyal to the Union, firing on Fort Sumter, and the start of the Civil WarKey people: Gustavus Henry, Eliza Johnson, Charles Johnson, Robert

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00:09:48

Episode #167: Andrew Johnson #2: Off to Congress...

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2025/08/26

Andrew Johnson #2: Off to Congress (1843-1853); Topics covered include: Congressman, loyal Democrat, Homestead Act, relationship with President James Polk, Mexican War, Compromise of 1850, and end in Congress after five termsKey people: Parson Brownlow, James Polk, Sarah Polk, and Martha JohnsonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:11:33

Episode #166: Andrew Johnson #1: A Mudsill (1808-1843)

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2025/08/25

Andrew Johnson #1: A Mudsill (1808-1843); Topics covered include: Parents, poverty throughout youth, father dies, apprenticed as a tailor, abandoned apprenticeship, leaves for Tennessee, settles in Greenville, sets up tailor shop, self-educates, marries Eliza McArdle, birth of first two children, elected to the town council, becomes mayor, elected to the state legislature, tailor shop thrived, joins the Democratic Party, and procures his first two slavesKey people: Jacob Johnson, Mary Johnson,

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00:16:14

Episode #165: Abraham Lincoln #15: Reconstruction and...

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2025/08/22

Abraham Lincoln #15: Reconstruction and Assassination (1865); Topics covered include: 10% Plan, discussion regarding plans for Reconstruction, final offensive of the war, Richmond falls, Lincoln visits Richmond, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Court House, death toll of Civil War, attends play at Ford's Theater, shot by John Wilkes Booth, dies next morning, funeral services, capture and sentences for conspirators, and reflectionKey people: Ulysses Grant, Alexander Stephens,

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00:11:41

Episode #164: Abraham Lincoln #14: Wartime Election...

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2025/08/21

Abraham Lincoln #14: Wartime Election (1864-1865); Topics covered include: Ulysses Grant named commanding general of the Union Army, 10% Plan, Election of 1864, forms the National Union Party, Overland Campaign, defense of Washington, DC at Fort Stevens, capture Atlanta, electoral victory for Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, and passage of the 13th AmendmentKey people: Ulysses Grant, John Fremont, George McClellan, Andrew Johnson, Jubal Early, Horatio Wright, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Sherman, and

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00:12:25

Episode #163: Abraham Lincoln #13: Tide Turns (1863)

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2025/08/20

Abraham Lincoln #13: Tide Turns (1863); Topics covered include: Change in commanders, Battle of Chancellorsville, arrest of Clement Vallandigham, justification for use of executive power, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Vicksburg, Gettysburg Address, and the Battle of ChattanoogaKey people: George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Clement Vallandigham, Erastus Corning, George Meade, Ulysses Grant, Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee, George Pickett, and

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00:12:44

Episode #162: Abraham Lincoln #12: Emancipation...

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2025/08/19

Abraham Lincoln #12: Emancipation (1862-1863); Topics covered include: Attempts for compensated emancipation (fail), Second Confiscation Act, Draft Emancipation Proclamation, response to Horace Greeley's "Prayer of 20 million," Battle of Antietam, replace George McClellan with Ambrose Burnside, releases draft Emancipation Proclamation to the public, justification for Emancipation, and the final release of the Emancipation ProclamationKey people: Edwin Stanton, William Seward, Gideon

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00:12:44

Episode #161: Abraham Lincoln #11: Frustrated...

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2025/08/18

Abraham Lincoln #11: Frustrated Commander (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Selection of commanders, Battle of Bull Run, First Confiscation Act, foreign affairs (principally with France and England), frustration with slow moving commanders, victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, death of Willie Lincoln, Peninsula Campaign, and the replace of George McClellan with Henry Halleck in command of the Union ArmyKey people: Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Irvin McDowell, Thomas "Stonewall"

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00:19:24

Episode #160: Abraham Lincoln #10: Commander-in-Chief...

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2025/08/15

Abraham Lincoln #10: Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution (1861-1865); Topics covered include: Lincoln presidency, selection of Cabinet, standoff in Charleston Harbor, attack on Fort Sumter, suspension of habeas corpus, defy Supreme Court, Ex parte Merryman, special session of Congress, and discussion of Presidents and Constitutional authorities in a time of warKey people: William Seward, Salmon Chase, Simon Cameron, Gideon Welles, Edward Bates, Caleb Smith, Montgomery Blair, Winfield Scott,

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00:15:15

Episode #159: Abraham Lincoln #9: Secession and the...

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2025/08/14

Abraham Lincoln #9: Secession and the Declaration (1860-1861); Topics covered include: Secession and the Declaration of IndependenceKey people: Thomas JeffersonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:10:49

Episode #158: Abraham Lincoln #8: Most Perilous...

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2025/08/13

Abraham Lincoln #8: Most Perilous Interregnum and Inauguration (1860-1861); Topics covered include: Election of 1860, Southern secession, Fort Sumter, Lincoln's public and private statements, train trip to Washington, DC, and delivers Inaugural AddressKey people: William Seward, Robert Anderson, James Buchanan, Lyman Trumbull, Elihu Washburne, Thurlow Weed, Sarah Lincoln, William Herndon, Allan Pinkerton, Ward Lamon, and Hannibal HamlinFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:13:13

Episode #157: Abraham Lincoln #7: The Most Important...

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2025/08/12

Abraham Lincoln #7: The Most Important Election (1860); Topics covered include: Speech at Cooper Union, political positions, 1860 election, 1860 Republican Convention, and the general election and resultsKey people: Henry Ward Beecher, Robert Lincoln, William Seward, David Davis, David Cartter, Hannibal Hamlin, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Grace BedellFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:12:15

Episode #156: Abraham Lincoln #6: Lincoln-Douglas...

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2025/08/11

Abraham Lincoln #6: Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858); Topics covered include: Lincoln-Douglas DebatesKey people: Stephen DouglasFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:12:17

Episode #155: Abraham Lincoln #5: Taking a Stand...

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2025/08/08

Abraham Lincoln #5: Taking a Stand (1854-1858); Topics covered include: Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty, "Bleeding Kansas," joins Republican Party, "Lincoln's Lost Speech," election of 1856, Dred Scott v. Sandford, and the "House Divided Speech"Key people: Stephen Douglas, Franklin Pierce, William Herndon, Lyman Trumbull, John Fremont, James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and Roger TaneyFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:12:10

Episode #154: Abraham Lincoln #4: Lawyer with a Moral...

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2025/08/07

Abraham Lincoln #4: Lawyer with a Moral Core (1848-1850); Topics covered include: Election of 1848, Lincoln support Zachary Taylor, argues case before Supreme Court, receives patent, leaves Congress and returns to the law, examples of legal cases, and the Compromise of 1850Key people: Zachary Taylor, Alexander Stephens, Lewis Cass, William Herndon, Jack Armstrong, Hannah Armstrong, William Armstrong, Millard Fillmore, and Henry ClayFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles"

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00:09:19

Episode #153: Abraham Lincoln #3: Personal Life and...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/08/06

Abraham Lincoln #3: Personal Life and Personality (1831-1853); Topics covered include: Relationships with his parents, Ann Rutledge, Mary Owens, and Mary (Todd) Lincoln; personality traits, including humor, storytelling, melancholy, and sadnessKey people: Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Ann Rutledge, Mary Owens, Mary (Todd) Lincoln, William Herndon, and David DavisFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:11:21

Episode #152: Abraham Lincoln #2: Path to Politics...

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2025/08/05

Abraham Lincoln #2: Path to Politics (1832-1848); Topics covered include: Studies law, political beliefs (Whig), elected to state legislature, passes Bar, initial views on slavery and abolition, first political address (rule of law), elected U.S. Congress, anti-Mexican War, and his Spot ResolutionsKey people: John Stuart, Henry Clay, Joshua Speed, Stephen Logan, William Herndon, and James PolkFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:11:56

Episode #151: Abraham Lincoln #1: Frontier Youth for...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/08/04

Abraham Lincoln #1: Frontier Youth for 'Honest Old Abe' (1809-1833); Topics covered include: Youth on frontier, relationship with father, death of mother, stepmother and siblings, early education/self-learner, trip to New Orleans, volunteer in Black Hawk War, odd jobs, strength, humor, and honestyKey people: Thomas Lincoln, Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln, Sarah (Johnston) Lincoln, Danton Offutt, Jack Armstrong, and Black HawkFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series,

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00:16:03

Episode #150: James Buchanan #10: Don't Blame Me...

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2025/08/01

James Buchanan #10: Don't Blame Me (1861-1868); Topics covered include: Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, return to Wheatland with family, Civil War begins, defends attacks on his administration, "Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion," blame for abolitionists and Congress, end of the war, assassination of President Lincoln, marriage of Harriet Lane, remains confident in his actions as he dies, and a perspective on his presidencyKey people: Harriet

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