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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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00:15:35

Episode #149: James Buchanan #9: Perilous Interregnum...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/07/31

James Buchanan #9: Perilous Interregnum (1860-1861); Topics covered include: Election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln election President of the United States, southern secession (including legal interpretations), showdown in Charleston Harbor (Fort Sumter), Cabinet resignations, Peace Conference, and the end of Buchanan's termKey people: Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, John Bell, Abraham Lincoln, Jeremiah Black, Robert Anderson, John Floyd, Howell Cobb, Lewis Cass, John Slidell, William Gwin, and

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00:11:34

Episode #148: James Buchanan #8: Presidential Duties...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/07/30

James Buchanan #8: Presidential Duties and Investigations (1857-1860); Topics covered include: Rebellion in Utah, Panic of 1857, "reform, not relief," foreign affairs (Cuba and Mexico), midterm elections, and the Covode Committee investigationKey people: Brigham Young, Alfred Cummings, John Slidell, John Covode, and John ShermanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:14:31

Episode #147: James Buchanan #7: Bleeding Kansas and...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/07/29

James Buchanan #7: Bleeding Kansas and the Lecompton Constitution (1857); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Dred Scott v. Sandford, life in the White House, patronage, Bleeding Kansas, Lecompton Constitution, conflict with Stephen Douglas, and the final rejection of the Lecompton ConstitutionKey people: Roger Taney, Dred Scott, Esther Parker (Miss Hetty), Harriet Lane, Robert Walker, Stephen Douglas, and Frederick StantonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles"

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00:09:38

Episode #146: James Buchanan #6: Elected: Greatest...

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2025/07/28

James Buchanan #6: Elected: Greatest Trial of His Life (1856-1857); Topics covered include: Election of 1856, receives Democratic nomination, elected President of the United States, Cabinet, one term pledge, and his Inaugural AddressKey people: Stephen Douglas John Slidell, James Bayard, Jesse Bright, John Breckinridge, John Fremont, Millard Fillmore, Lewis Cass, Howell Cobb, and Roger TaneyFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:16:06

Episode #145: James Buchanan #5: Off to Europe, While...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/07/25

James Buchanan #5: Off to Europe, While Kansas Bleeds (1849-1856); Topics covered include: Out of office, country squire at Wheatland, family patriarch, Compromise of 1850, election of 1852, Minister to Great Britain, death of William King, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Bleeding KansasKey people: Esther Parker (Miss Hetty), Harriet Lane, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Lewis Cass, Stephen Douglas, Franklin Pierce, William Marcy, William King, Queen Victoria, Pierre Soule, and John

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00:14:20

Episode #144: James Buchanan #4: Cabinet Conflict...

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2025/07/24

James Buchanan #4: Cabinet Conflict (1844-1849); Topics covered include: Election of 1844, Presidency of James Polk, Manifest Destiny, Secretary of State, conflict with President Polk, Texas annexation, resolution to border dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory, Mexican War, peace negotiations, and final resultKey people: Martin Van Buren, James Polk, Henry Clay, George Dallas, George Woodward, John Tyler, Winfield Scott, and Nicholas TristFor more information on the

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00:13:25

Episode #143: James Buchanan #3: Senatorial Legalist...

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2025/07/23

James Buchanan #3: Senatorial Legalist (1834-1843); Topics covered include: Senator, supports the Andrew Jackson administration, election of 1836, Panic of 1837, mother dies, becomes the leader of the family, personal life, relationship with Rufus King, and discussion of whether James Buchanan was gayKey people: Samuel McKeon, William Wilkins, Robert Coleman, Ann Coleman, Esther Parker (Miss Hetty), Andrew Jackson, Thomas Benton, Martin Van Buren, Elizabeth Buchanan, Harriet Lane, and William

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00:11:50

Episode #142: James Buchanan #2: Jacksonian...

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2025/07/22

James Buchanan #2: Jacksonian Challenges (1820-1833); Topics covered include: Congressman, Missouri Compromise, election of 1824, "corrupt bargain" (including his role), election of 1828, Presidency of Andrew Jackson, Cabinet resignation (en masse), Minister to Russia, negotiates commercial trade agreement, and returns to the United States Key people: James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, Henry Clay, Duff Green, Martin Van Buren, Emperor Nicholas I, and Count

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00:09:22

Episode #141: James Buchanan #1: Pennsylvania Roots...

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2025/07/21

James Buchanan #1: Pennsylvania Roots (1791-1819); Topics covered include: Parents, attends Dickinson College, becomes a lawyer, elected to the State Assembly, War of 1812, legal practice takes off, engagement to Ann Coleman, suicide of Ann Coleman, and the aftermath of the death of Ann ColemanKey people: James Buchanan (father), Elizabeth Buchanan, John King, James Hopkins, James Madison, Ann Coleman, and Robert ColemanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please

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00:14:52

Episode #140: Franklin Pierce #10: Unapologetic...

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2025/07/18

Franklin Pierce #10: Unapologetic Constitutionalist, Come What May (1857-1869); Topics covered include: Leaves the presidency, trip to Europe, election of 1860, views on secession, Civil War, criticism of President Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, death of Jane Pierce, death of Nathaniel Hawthorne, begins drinking again, support for Jefferson Davis, and his own deathKey people: William Marcy, Jane Pierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, William Seward, Abraham

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00:12:25

Episode #139: Franklin Pierce #9: Bleeding Kansas...

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2025/07/17

Franklin Pierce #9: Bleeding Kansas (1855-1856); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Bleeding Kansas, election of 1856, denied renomination, election of James Buchanan, and final defense of his presidency to CongressKey people: Wilson Shannon, Andrew Reeder, Charles Robinson, James Lane, Samuel Jones, John Brown, Charles Sumner, Stephen Douglas, Andrew Butler, Preston Brooks, James Buchanan, William Marcy, Persifor Smith, John Geary, David Woodsen, and John FremontFor more

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00:14:48

Episode #138: Franklin Pierce #8: It Doesn't Get Any...

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2025/07/16

Franklin Pierce #8: It Doesn't Get Any Easier (1854-1855); Topics covered include: President of the United States, seeks acquisition of Cuba, Ostend Manifesto, setbacks in midterm elections, and numerous challenges in the Kansas TerritoryKey people: Pierre Soule, William Marson, James Buchanan, John Mason, John Hale, Jane Pierce, George Manypenny, Andrew Reeder, and Wilson ShannonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:11:19

Episode #137: Franklin Pierce #7: Kansas-Nebraska and...

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2025/07/15

Franklin Pierce #7: Kansas-Nebraska and Popular Sovereignty (1854); Topics covered include: President of the United States, popular sovereignty, Kansas-Nebraska Act, enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, criticized as "Doughface," strict constructionist, and vetoesKey people: Stephen Douglas, Salmon Chase, James Blaine, and Dorothea DixFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:11:03

Episode #136: Franklin Pierce #6: Cloud Over the...

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2025/07/14

Franklin Pierce #6: Cloud Over the Presidency (1853); Topics covered include: Death of Benny Pierce (train accident) and reactions, inaugurated as President of the United States, death of Vice President William King, selects Cabinet, patronage, World's Fair (Crystal Palace), foreign affairs, Manifest Destiny, and the Gadsden PurchaseKey people: Jane Pierce, Benny Pierce, Jefferson Davis, Abby Means, William King, William Marcy, Joseph Gadsden, and Antonio Lopez de Santa AnnaFor more information

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00:14:01

Episode #135: Franklin Pierce #5: Dark Horse (1848-1852)

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2025/07/11

Franklin Pierce #5: Dark Horse (1848-1852); Topics covered include: Successful law practice, Compromise of 1850, election of 1852, receives Democratic nomination as a Dark Horse candidate, and is elected President of the United StatesKey people: Jane Pierce, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Winfield Scott, Lewis Cass, Stephen Douglas, James Polk, Charles Peaslee, A.G. Allen, John George, Sidney Webster, Robert Scott, Folliot Lally, Daniel Dickinson, William Marcy, William King, Isaac Barnes, Benny

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00:10:47

Episode #134: Franklin Pierce #4: Stumbles in War...

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2025/07/10

Franklin Pierce #4: Stumbles in War (1847-1848); Topics covered include: Mexican War; role (limited) in Battles at the National Bridge, Contreras, Churubusco, Molina del Rey, and Chapultepec; fall in the Pedregal; illnesses; negotiates and defends initial armistice, and his return homeKey people: Winfield Scott, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Gideon Pillow, George Morgan, Trueman Ransom, William Marcy, and James PolkFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:08:51

Episode #133: Franklin Pierce #3: Back to New...

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2025/07/09

Franklin Pierce #3: Back to New Hampshire (1842-1847); Topics covered include: Out of politic, State Temperance Society, success as lawyer, death of Frank Pierce, named head of the Democratic Party of New Hampshire, election of 1844, conflict with John Hale, views on slavery, declines offer to become Attorney General of the U.S., Mexican War, volunteers, and promoted to Brigadier GeneralKey people: Jane Pierce, Asa Fowler, Sylvester Dana, Frank Pierce, James Polk, John Hale, Zachary Taylor, and

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00:09:46

Episode #132: Franklin Pierce #2: Coming Into His Own...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/07/08

Franklin Pierce #2: Coming Into His Own (1830-1842); Topics covered include: Speaker of the House (New Hampshire), Jacksonian Democracy, Colonel in NH Militia, Congressman, marries Jane Appleton, relationship/differences with Jane, supports the administration of Andrew Jackson, called a "Doughface," elected to the U.S. Senate, Presidency of Martin Van Buren, Panic of 1837, moves to Concord, law partnership with Asa Fowler, birth of children, mother dies, father dies, and resigns from the

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00:06:36

Episode #131: Franklin Pierce #1: Oh, to Be Like Dad...

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2025/07/07

Franklin Pierce #1: Oh, to Be Like Dad (1804-1830); Topics covered include: Father (Benjamin Pierce) is his personal hero, well-educated, natural leader, attends Bowdoin College, friendship with Nathaniel Hawthorne, lawyer, meets Jane Appleton, town moderator (Hillsborough, NH), election of 1828, and elected to the lower house of the state legislature of New HampshireKey people: Benjamin Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Anna (Kendrick) Pierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Samuel Howe, Elizabeth Pierce, Jane

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00:10:22

Episode #130: Millard Fillmore #10: Leading Citizen...

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2025/07/04

Millard Fillmore #10: Leading Citizen of Buffalo (1856-1874); Topics covered include: End of political career, marries Caroline McIntosh, new home in Buffalo, volunteer and philanthropist for numerous causes in Buffalo, election of 1860, views on secession, Civil War, Union Continentals, views on President Abraham Lincoln, and his deathKey people: Caroline (McIntosh) Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, and George McClellanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series,

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