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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 #269: Woodrow Wilson #4: Putting Plans into...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2026/01/15

Woodrow Wilson #4: Putting Plans into Practice (1912-1913); Topics covered include: President-elect, Cabinet selections, inaugural, family at the White House, speaks in person to Congress, tariff reduction, establish Federal Reserve System, segregation of the Postal Service and Treasury Departments, golf, White House weddings (Jessie and Nell), and Panama Canal tollsKey people include: Edward House, William Jennings Bryan, William McAdoo, Joe Tumulty, Lindley Garrison, Albert Burleson, Ellen Wilson,

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00:14:38

Episode #268: Woodrow Wilson #3: Rapid Political Rise...

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2026/01/14

Woodrow Wilson #3: Rapid Political Rise (1910-1912); Topics covered include: Bitter over defeats at Princeton, runs for Governor New Jersey (and wins), conflict with political bosses, meets Edward House, Election of 1912, Wilson's New Freedom vs. Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism, and election as President of the United StatesKey people include: Andrew West, Jack Hibben, George Harvey, James Smith, Joe Tumulty, Vivian Lewis, George Record, James Martine, Edward House, Champ Clark, Judson

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00:12:39

Episode #267: Woodrow Wilson #2: Highs and Lows at...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2026/01/13

Woodrow Wilson #2: Highs and Lows at Princeton (1890-1910); Topics covered include: Professor College of New Jersey (change name to Princeton University), academic prowess (including teaching, publishing, and oratory), birth of daughter Nell, named President of Princeton, innovations, meets Mary Peck + correspondence, and the battle over Wilson's quadrangle plan and the location of graduate schoolKey people include: Ellen Wilson, Eleanor (Nell) Wilson, Jack Hibben, Francis Patton, Joseph Wilson,

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00:12:25

Episode #266: Woodrow Wilson #1: Professor Wilson...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2026/01/12

Woodrow Wilson #1: Professor Wilson (1856-1890); Topics covered include: Parents, birth (Staunton, VA), religious upbringing, attends Davidson College, attends the College of New Jersey, studies British parliamentary system, oratory/shines in debate, attends the University of Virginia law school, passes the Bar, opens law practice in Atlanta, meets and marries Ellen Axson, attends graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, becomes professor at Bryn Mawr College, and the birth of first two

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00:14:51

Episode #265: William Taft #10: Dreams Do Come True...

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2026/01/09

William Taft #10: Dreams Do Come True (1920-1930); Topics covered include: 1920 Election, Warren Harding offers Taft a position on the Supreme Court, appointed Chief Justice, reforms for the Federal judiciary, specific cases of note, Taft becomes ill, resigns from the Court, his death, and perspectiveKey people: Warren Harding, Edward White, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harry Daugherty, John Marshall, Frank Myers, Andrew Johnson, Edwin Stanton, Ray Olmstead, Louis Brandeis, Herbert Hoover, Calvin

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00:09:42

Episode #264: William Taft #9: Professor,...

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2026/01/08

William Taft #9: Professor, Rapprochement, and Peace (1913-1920); Topics covered include: Leaves the presidency, law professor at Yale, World War I, President Woodrow Wilson keeps the U.S. out of the war, election of 1916, rapprochement for Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, League to Enforce Peace, Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations including Taft's advocacy and its failure to pass in the U.S. SenateKey people: Nellie Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Evans Hughes, and

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00:16:29

Episode #263: William Taft #8: Rock Bottom (1910-1912)

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2026/01/07

William Taft #8: Rock Bottom (1910-1912); Topics covered include: President of the United States, difficulties mount, seeks free trade with Canada, seeks arbitration agreements with Britain and France, conflicts grow with Theodore Roosevelt including related to the Antitrust Suit against U.S. Steel, death of Archibald Butt on the Titanic, 1912 Election, Republican National Convention, Roosevelt breaks with the Republican Party and launches the Progressive Party, Taft is angry and depressed, Woodrow

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00:15:49

Episode #262: William Taft #7: He's Not TR (1909-1910)

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2026/01/06

William Taft #7: He's Not TR (1909-1910); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Special Session of Congress, Payne-Aldrich Tariff, conflict with progressives (tariff and conservation), rift with Theodore Roosevelt begins to grow, stress and weight gain, Roosevelt returns to the U.S., Roosevelt speaking tour including his "New Nationalism, change in Chief Justice, and Republicans lose badly in midterm electionsKey people: Theodore Roosevelt, Joe Cannon, Nelson Aldrich,

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00:13:07

Episode #261: William Taft #6: President Taft,...

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2026/01/05

William Taft #6: President Taft, Whether He Wants it or Not (1908-1909); Topics covered include: 1908 Election, Theodore Roosevelt endorsement for Taft, challenges with Taft as a campaigner, electoral victory, Cabinet selections, Inauguration, addition of Military Aide Archibald Butt, Nellie Taft as First Lady including her stroke, and the National Cherry Blossom FestivalKey people: Theodore Roosevelt, Nellie Taft, John Sherman, William Jennings Bryan, Charlie Taft (brother), James Garfield, Richard

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00:12:21

Episode #260: William Taft #5: Roosevelt's...

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2026/01/02

William Taft #5: Roosevelt's Jack-of-all-Trades (1904-1908); Topics covered include: Secretary of War, crisis at the Panama Canal, congressional tour to the Philippines, Elihu Root returns as Secretary of State ("The Three Musketeers"), turns down Supreme Court appointment again, crisis in Cuba, world tour including the opening of the First National Assembly in the Philippines, and death of Taft's motherKey people: Theodore Roosevelt, Nellie Taft, William Gorgas, George Goethals,

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00:14:01

Episode #259: William Taft #4: Duty Calls - Dream...

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2026/01/01

William Taft #4: Duty Calls - Dream Denied (1901-1904); Topics covered include: Inauguration as Governor-General of the Philippines, move into the Malacanan Palace, work on behalf of the Filipino people, President William McKinley assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes President, Taft suffers from an abdominal abscess, returns home to rest and testify to Congress, trip to the Vatican, return to the Philippines as a hero, offered position on the Supreme Court (twice) and turns it down (both times),

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00:13:15

Episode #258: William Taft #3: The Philippines?...

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2025/12/31

William Taft #3: The Philippines? (1900-1901); Topics covered include: Federal a Judge, Spanish-American War, resigns from the Bench to lead Philippine Commission, becomes Governor-General of the Philippines, positive engagement with the Filipino people ("policy of attraction"), gains their trust, election of 1900, and the end of the Filipino insurrectionKey people: William McKinley, Elihu Root, Emilio Aguinaldo, Dean Worcester, Bernard Moses, Henry Ide, Luke Wright, Nellie Taft, Arthur

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00:13:21

Episode #257: William Taft #2: Judge Taft (1889-1899)

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/12/30

William Taft #2: Judge Taft (1889-1899); Topics covered include: Judge of the Ohio Superior Court, move to Washington, Solicitor General, friends with Theodore Roosevelt, birth of children, death of father, and appointed Federal Judge (6th Circuit)Key people: Benjamin Harrison, Nellie Taft, Robert Taft, Helen Taft, Charlie Taft, Alphonso Taft, and Frank PhelanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit www.presidentialchronicles.com.

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00:11:24

Episode #256: William Taft #1: Lofty Expectations...

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2025/12/29

William Taft #1: Lofty Expectations (1857-1889); Topics covered include: Youth, education (including Yale and Cincinnati Law School), Assistant Prosecutor of Hamilton County, Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District, Marries Helen (Nellie) Herron, and becomes Judge of the Ohio Superior CourtKey people: Alphonso Taft, Louisa Taft, Ulysses Grant, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Nellie (Herron) Taft, Judson Harmon, and Joseph ForakerFor more information on the "Presidential

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Episode #255: Theodore Roosevelt #10: Wilson, War,...

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2025/12/26

Theodore Roosevelt #10: Wilson, War, and Death (1913-1919); Topics covered include: Writes memoirs, journey to the Amazon (River of Doubt), World War I begins, furious with the Woodrow Wilson administration for inaction, sinking of the Lusitania, election of 1916, declines nomination by Progressive Party, Wilson wins reelection, Germany announces unrestricted warfare, Wilson brings the U.S. into the war, Roosevelt volunteers to join the fight but Wilson turns him down, all four sons volunteer for

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00:11:22

Episode #254: Theodore Roosevelt #9: The Taft Rift...

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2025/12/25

Theodore Roosevelt #9: The Taft Rift (1908-1912); Topics covered include: Declines to run for reelection, hand picks William Taft as successor, leaves the presidency, departs for extended Safari in Africa and vacation in Europe, returns to the U.S. and gets complaints about Taft from progressives, introduces his New Nationalism (including judicial recall), rift with Taft grows, decides to run in 1912, Republican party divides, Taft is nominated and Roosevelt claims fraud, starts third party

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00:09:45

Episode #253: Theodore Roosevelt #8: Enjoying the...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/12/24

Theodore Roosevelt #8: Enjoying the Presidency (1901-1909); Topics covered include: Family life in the White House, pets, relationship with Edith Roosevelt, renovation of the White House (including addition of the West Wing), personal characteristics (including smile and laugh), rigorous exercise, hunting, introduction of the Teddy Bear, relationship with Alice Roosevelt, and Alice's White House wedding, his love of being President of the United StatesKey people: Ike Hoover, Archie Roosevelt,

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00:10:43

Episode #252: Theodore Roosevelt #7: Doctrine, Square...

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2025/12/23

Theodore Roosevelt #7: Doctrine, Square Deal, and the Big Stick (1904-1909); Topics covered include: Election of 1904, elected Prsident in own right, corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, progressive policies (trusts, labor, regulations, etc.), Square Deal for all, and the Great White FleetFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit www.presidentialchronicles.com.

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00:11:29

Episode #251: Theodore Roosevelt #6: Expansive...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/12/22

Theodore Roosevelt #6: Expansive Executive (1901-1906); Topics covered include: President of the United States, pursued expanded responsibilities for the President, anti-trust lawsuits, coal strike of 1902, Square Deal, revoluion in Panama, serves as arbiter to end the Russo-Japanese War, wins the Nobel Peace Prize, sends troops into Santo Domingo and Cuba, pursues progressive agenda with prominent role for the Federal government, engages in rule changes for football, and introduces his Simplified

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00:10:41

Episode #250: Theodore Roosevelt #5: A Heartbeat Away...

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2025/12/19

Theodore Roosevelt #5: A Heartbeat Away (1899-1901); Topics covered include: Governor of New York, Death of Vice President Garret Hobart, disclaims any interest in the vice presidency, nominated anyway at the Republican National Convention, election of 1900, chafes in role as Vice President, President William McKinley is assassinated, and sworn in as the 26th President of the United StatesKey people: Garret Hobart, Tom Platt, Mark Hanna, William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, and John AdamsFor

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