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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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00:14:51

Episode #129: Millard Fillmore #9: Grief-Stricken...

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2025/07/03

Millard Fillmore #9: Grief-Stricken Know-Nothing (1853-1856); Topics covered include: Leaves the presidency, death of Abigail Fillmore, trip to South, death of Abby Fillmore, demise of Whig Party, joins the American ("Know-Nothing") Party, election of 1856, Order of the Star Spangled Banner, tours Europe, nominated for President ("Know-Nothing" candidate), and the outcome of the election of 1856Key people: Abigail Fillmore, Powers Fillmore, Abby Fillmore, Nathan Hall, John

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00:15:54

Episode #128: Millard Fillmore #8: Presidential...

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2025/07/02

Millard Fillmore #8: Presidential Duties and Reelection Prospects (1850-1853); Topics covered include: California Gold Rush; telegraph; presidential trips; family life in the White House; foreign affairs; relations with Portugal, Cuba, Hawaii, and Japan; election of 1852, and focus on the beautification of Washington, D.C.Key people: Abigail Fillmore, Powers Fillmore, Abby Fillmore, Daniel Webster, Narciso Lopez, John Tyler, Matthew Perry, Henry Clay, Winfield Scott, Thurlow Weed, William Seward,

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00:10:44

Episode #127: Millard Fillmore #7: Implementing the...

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2025/07/01

Millard Fillmore #7: Implementing the Compromise of 1850 (1850-1852); Topics covered include: Border conflict between Texas and New Mexico, death of President Zachary Taylor, takes oath as President of the United States, formed new Cabinet, signs Compromise of 1850 measures into law, and conflicts over the Compromise including the Fugitive Slave LawKey people: Peter Bell, Zachary Taylor, William Cranch, Daniel Webster, Nathan Hall, Thomas Corwin, William Seward, and Thurlow WeedFor more information

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00:10:35

Episode #126: Millard Fillmore #6: Debating the...

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2025/06/30

Millard Fillmore #6: Debating the Compromise of 1850 (1849-1850); Topics covered include: President Zachary Taylor's "President's Plan," Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850, and the debates in the SenateKey people: Zachary Taylor, David Wilmot, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Thomas Benton, Jefferson Davis, William Seward, Henry Foote, and Alexander StephensFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:07:37

Episode #125: Millard Fillmore #5: Patronage Wars (1849)

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2025/06/27

Millard Fillmore #5: Patronage Wars (1849); Topics covered include: Vice President of the United States, relationship with President Zachary Taylor, and patronage challengesKey people: Zachary Taylor, Thurlow Weed, William Seward, Hamilton Fish, William Ketchum, and Levi AllenFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:11:33

Episode #124: Millard Fillmore #4: Higher Office...

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2025/06/26

Millard Fillmore #4: Higher Office (1843-1848); Topics covered include: Returns to Buffalo, election of 1844, runs for Governor of New York, elected Comptroller of New York, moves to Albany, election of 1848, Whig nominee for Vice President, and elected Vice President of the United StatesKey people: Nathan Hall, Solomon Haven, Thurlow Weed, William Seward, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Silas Wright, Martin Van Buren, James Polk, John Young, Azariah Flagg, Abigail Fillmore, Powers Fillmore, Abby Fillmore,

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00:10:40

Episode #123: Millard Fillmore #3: Congress and...

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2025/06/25

Millard Fillmore #3: Congress and Family (1841-1843); Topics covered include: Congressman, American System, Chairman House Ways & Means, tariff policies, Fillmore Tariff, supports Samuel Morse and his telegraph, retires from Congress, and his relationship and correspondence with his childrenKey people: William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, John White, John Tyler, Samuel Morse, Abigail Fillmore, Powers Fillmore, and Abby FillmoreFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles"

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00:10:04

Episode #122: Millard Fillmore #2: National and State...

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2025/06/24

Millard Fillmore #2: National and State Politics (1830-1840); Topics covered include: State Assemblyman, law practice, Congressman, new law partnership, active in Buffalo society, economic policies of the Jackson/Van Buren administrations, Texas annexation, views on slavery, and declines entreaties to run for State ComptrollerKey people: Joseph Clary, Nathan Hall, Solomon Haven, Abigail Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, Thurlow Weed, and William SewardFor more information on the

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00:10:05

Episode #121: Millard Fillmore #1: To the State House...

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2025/06/23

Millard Fillmore #1: To the State House (1800-1831); Topics covered include: Parents, log cabin youth, no formal education, apprentice, Erie Canal, law clerk, foundational beliefs (Union and the Constitution), lawyer, marries Abigail Powers, first child, Anti-Mason, elected State Assembly, and his initial relationship with Thurlow WeedKey people: John Fillmore, Abigail Fillmore, Phoebe Millard, Abigail (Powers) Fillmore, Walter Wood, Asa Rice, Joseph Clary, Millard Powers Fillmore, and Thurlow

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00:12:57

Episode #120: Zachary Taylor #10: Contentious...

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2025/06/20

Zachary Taylor #10: Contentious Compromise (1849-1850); Topics covered include: President of the United States, focus on governance and slavery in the acquired territories, The President's Plan, conflict with Congress, debates over the Compromise of 1850, conflict between Texas and New Mexico, Taylor's announces opposition to the Compromise measures, Taylor becomes ill, and Taylor diesKey people: Howell Cobb, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Thomas Benton, Jefferson Davis, William

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00:09:50

Episode #119: Zachary Taylor #9: To the White House...

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2025/06/19

Zachary Taylor #9: To the White House (1848-1849); Topics covered include: President-elect of the United States, wrapped up personal affairs, Inaugural Address, Cabinet, focus on governance and slavery in acquired territories, foreign affairs, and the Clayton-Bulwer TreatyKey people: Peggy Taylor, Betty Taylor, William Bliss, John Crittenden, John Clayton, Thomas Ewing, and T. Butler KingFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:14:47

Episode #118: Zachary Taylor #8: Unlikeliest Elected...

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2025/06/18

Zachary Taylor #8: Unlikeliest Elected President … Ever (1847-1848); Topics covered include: Hero's welcome in New Orleans, conflict with Polk administration, embraced by Whigs as presidential candidate, Wilmot Proviso, marriage of daughter Betty to William Bliss, Allison Letter, "A Whig but not Ultra Whig," desires to be national candidate, receives Whig nomination, second Allison Letter, and wins the presidency over Lewis CassKey people: James Polk, Jefferson Davis, Betty Taylor,

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00:09:21

Episode #117: Zachary Taylor #7: Had Enough (1846-1847)

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2025/06/17

Zachary Taylor #7: Had Enough (1846-1847); Topics covered include: Mexican War, conflict with President James Polk, forces reassigned to General Winfield Scott, relationship with troops, Battle of Buena Vista, and receives 6-month leave of absence (role in war is over)Key people: James Polk, Winfield Scott, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, William Bliss, and Jefferson DavisFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:09:14

Episode #116: Zachary Taylor #6: Clash with the...

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2025/06/16

Zachary Taylor #6: Clash with the President (1846); Topics covered include: Mexican War, frustration over supplies and transportation, Battle of Monterrey, armistice and controversy, and conflict with President James PolkKey people: Jefferson Davis, Pedro de Ampudia, William Worth, and James PolkFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:06:29

Episode #115: Zachary Taylor #5: National Spotlight...

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2025/06/13

Zachary Taylor #5: National Spotlight (1846); Topics covered include: Mexican War; Battle of Palo Alto, Battle of Resaca de la Palma, relationship with men under his command, celebrated as hero, considered as presidential candidate, and his rejection of that considerationKey people: Mariana Arista, Ulysses Grant, Thurlow Weed, and Robert WoodFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:08:52

Episode #114: Zachary Taylor #4: Army of Occupation...

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2025/06/12

Zachary Taylor #4: Army of Occupation (1844-1846); Topics covered include: Texas annexation, assigned to Fort Jessup, ordered into disputed territory, blockades Rio Grande near Matamoros, Mexican protests, Mexicans cross the Rio Grande and attack, and President Polk requests (and receives) declaration of war against MexicoKey people: Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, James Polk, John Slidell, Pedro de Ampudia, and Mariana AristaFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles"

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00:05:55

Episode #113: Zachary Taylor #3: Earning His Star...

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2025/06/11

Zachary Taylor #3: Earning His Star (1835-1840); Topics covered include: Presidency of Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act, Seminole War, Osceola captured, Battle of Lake Okeechobee, Taylor hailed as hero, promotion to Brigadier General (brevet), nickname "Old Rough and Ready," William Bliss as aide, and his plantations in Baton RougeKey people: Andrew Jackson, Osceola, Thomas Jessup, Joel Poinsett, and William BlissFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series,

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00:10:08

Episode #112: Zachary Taylor #2: Military Travels...

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2025/06/10

Zachary Taylor #2: Military Travels (1815-1835); Topics covered include: Birth of four more children, nomadic military life, daughters Octavia and Margaret become ill and die, Monroe Doctrine, Black Hawk War, personality and attire, daughter Sarah marries Jefferson Davis, and the death of Sarah (malaria)Key people: Peggy Taylor, Octavia Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Betty Taylor, Dick Taylor, Andrew Jackson, Black Hawk, Isaiah Stillman, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Sarah TaylorFor more

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00:07:11

Episode #111: Zachary Taylor #1: First Battle...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/06/09

Zachary Taylor #1: First Battle (1784-1815); Topics covered include: Family lineage, parents, youth in Kentucky, limited education, enlists in the army, moves from post to post, marries Margaret ("Peggy") Smith, birth of children, War of 1812, defense of Fort Harrison, end of the war, and retires from the militaryKey people: Richard Taylor, Sarah (Strother) Taylor, Margaret ("Peggy") (Smith) Taylor, Ann Taylor, William Henry Harrison, John Gibson, and Sarah TaylorFor more

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Episode #110: James Polk #10: He Gave His All...

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2025/06/06

James Polk #10: He Gave His All (1848-1849); Topics covered include: Election of 1848, sticks with one-term pledge, election of Zachary Taylor, Polk criticism of Taylor, debates about slavery expansion in the Mexican Cession, health deteriorates quickly after leaving presidency, moves into "Polk Place," accepts the Church, dies 102 days after end of term, and perspectiveKey people: Lewis Cass, James Buchanan, Zachary Taylor, Felix Grundy, Sarah Polk, and Jenny PolkFor more information on

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