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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 #249: Theodore Roosevelt #4: Crowded Hour (1898)

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2025/12/18

Theodore Roosevelt #4: Crowded Hour (1898); Topics covered include: War with Spain, resigns from the Navy, volunteers for the Army, organizes regiment (Rough Riders), chaos in Tampa, landing in Cuba, Battles of Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill, results and impact, and election as Governor of New YorkKey people: Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Leonard Wood, and George DeweyFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit www.presidentialchronicles.com.

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00:10:49

Episode #248: Theodore Roosevelt #3: Go Navy!...

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2025/12/17

Theodore Roosevelt #3: Go Navy! (1897-1898); Topics covered include: State Assemblyman, Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner (New York City), appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, explosion of the USS Maine, prepares for war, and Declaration of War with SpainKey people: William McKinley, John Long, and Alfred MahanFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit www.presidentialchronicles.com.

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00:10:49

Episode #247: Theodore Roosevelt #2: Love and...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/12/16

Theodore Roosevelt #2: Love and Heartbreak (1878-1884); Topics covered include: Youthful relationship with Edith Carow; meets, courts, and marries Alice Lee; Graduates from Harvard College, hunting trip with his brother, enrolls in law school/withdraws, extended honeymoon in Europe, elected State Assemblyman, aggressive reformer, Alice becomes pregnant, mother ill, baby is born; Roosevelt's wife and mother die on the same day just after the birth, eliminates Alice from his life, and leaves for

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00:10:43

Episode #246: Theodore Roosevelt #1: Father's...

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2025/12/15

Theodore Roosevelt #1: Father's Influence (1858-1877); Topics covered include: Parents, details on father, youth, illnesses (asthma), education, interests, family trips to Europe (2), focus on exercise, love of nature, attends Harvard College, guidance from his father, death of father, mourns loss, and impactKey people: Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Mittie RooseveltFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit www.presidentialchronicles.com.

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00:17:49

Episode #245: William McKinley #10: Reelection and...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/12/12

William McKinley #10: Reelection and Assassination (1900-1901); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, election of 1900, selection of VP candidate (Theodore Roosevelt), victory over William Jennings Bryan, second inauguration, national tour, Ida McKinley's illness, economic speech at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, visit to Niagara Falls, reception at the Temple of Music; assassination attempt by Leon Czolgosz, anarchists, medical treatment, death of the President, and

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00:13:46

Episode #244: William McKinley #9: Cuba, China, and...

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2025/12/11

William McKinley #9: Cuba, China, and Canal (1898-1901); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, postwar actions n Cuba, Teller Amendment, Platt Amendment, Cuban Constitution, Open Door Policy with China, Boxer Rebellion and international response, and the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (I and II) for the building of a Central American canalKey people: John Brooke, Orville Platt, John Hay, Charles Beresford, Edwin Conger, Baron von Kettler, and Julian PauncefoteFor more information on the

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00:14:22

Episode #243: William McKinley #8: Liberator or...

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2025/12/10

William McKinley #8: Liberator or Imperialist? (1898-1901); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley; armistce ends fighting in the Spanish-American War; peace negotiations in Paris; Spain relinquishes Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines; McKinley's decision to take all of the Phillipines; "benevolent assimilation"; ongoing insurrection in the Phillipines led by Enrique Aguinaldo; peace treaty confirmed by Senate; establish military and civiliam rule in the

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00:12:26

Episode #242: William McKinley #7: War (1898)

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2025/12/09

William McKinley #7: War (1898); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, Declaration of War with Spain, change in Cabinet, status of U.S. Navy and Army, victory over Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay (The Philipines), bloackade of Spanish Fleet at Santiago Harbor (Cuba), the Rough Riders, U.S. army lands on Cuba, Battle for San Juan Heights, complete annexation of Hawaii, victory in Cuba, capture Puerto Rico, capture Guam, and agreement on protocol to bring fighting to an endKey people:

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00:13:03

Episode #241: William McKinley #6: Path to War...

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2025/12/08

William McKinley #6: Path to War (1897-1898); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, Uprising in Cuba, U.S. perspectives, negotiations with Spain, the de Lome letter, sinking of the USS Maine, views of the conflict from Congress, pressure to eclare war, talks break down, and war is declared with SpainKey people: William Calhoun, Valeriano Weyler, Stewart Woodford, Queen Maria Christina, Fitzhugh Lee, Don Enrique Deupuy de Lome, Charles Sigsbee, Theodore Roosevelt, Redfield Proctor,

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00:12:04

Episode #240: William McKinley #5: A Quick Start to...

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2025/12/05

William McKinley #5: A Quick Start to the Presidency (1896-1897); Topics covered include: Relationship with Mark Hanna, Cabinet selection, inauguration as President of the United States, life ni the White House, Special Session of Congress, Dingley Tariff, abandons bimetallism in favor of hard currency, and moves to annex HawaiiKey people: Mark Hanna, Homer Davenport, John Sherman, Asa Bushnell, Joseph Foraker, William Day, Lyman Gage, Russell Alger, John Long, James Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt,

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00:14:34

Episode #239: William McKinley #4: Governor and...

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2025/12/04

William McKinley #4: Governor and Beyond (1891-1896); Topics covered include: Elected Governor of Ohio; rituals with wife Ida; reform agenda; 1892 Republica National Convention; wins reelection as Governor; celebrates 25th wedding anniversary; 1896 election including strategy, approach, front porch campaign, and his election to the presidencyKey people: James Campbell, Mark Hanna, Joseph Foraker, Ida McKinley, James Blaine, John Sherman, Grover Cleveland, Tom Platt, Matthew Quay, Joseph Manley,

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Episode #238: William McKinley #3: The McKinley...

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2025/12/03

William McKinley #3: The McKinley Tariff (1881-1889); Topics covered include: Congressman, joins Ways & Means Committee, loses seat and wins it right back, focus = protection/high tariff, ttends National Republican Conventions, aligns with Mark Hanna, election of Benjamin Harrison, serious illness for Ida McKinley, becomes Chair of Ways & Means, passes the McKinley Tariff, and loses congressional seatKey people: Jonathan Wallace, John Sherman, James Blaine, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield,

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00:10:39

Episode #237: William McKinley #2: Law, Politics, and...

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2025/12/02

William McKinley #2: Law, Politics, and Ida (1865-1880); Topics covered include: Discharge from Union Army, moves to Canton (OH), becomes lawyer, joins Republican Party, meets and marries Ida Sexton, birth of daughters Katie and Ada, the deaths of both daughters, Ida's health, wins seat in Congress, aligns to protection/high tariffs, and his likeabilityKey people: Charles Glidden, Anne McKinley, George Belden, Ida (Sexton) McKinley, Katie McKinley, Ada McKinley, L.D. Woodsworth, and Rutherford

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00:17:09

Episode #236: William McKinley #1: Teenage Warrior...

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2025/12/01

William McKinley #1: Teenage Warrior (1843-1865); Topics covered include: Parents, education, volunteers for Civil War (Ohio 23rd), various battles, promotions (ultimately Major), and views on McKinley and his serviceKey people: David McKinley, William McKinley, Sr., Nancy (Allison) McKinley, Anne McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, William Osborne, William Rosecrans, Stanley Matthews, Rutherford Hayes, John Floyd, George McClellan, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses Grant, John Morgan, William Brown, and Phil

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00:16:33

Episode #235: Benjamin Harrison #10: Busy Lame Duck,...

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2025/11/28

Benjamin Harrison #10: Busy Lame Duck, and Retirement (1893-1901); Topics covered include: Last months of presidency, nominates Supreme Court justice, rebellion in Hawaii, annexation treaty with Hawaii, inauguration of Grover Cleveland, Cleveland discards the annexation treaty with Hawaii, returns home to Indianapolis, quiet transition, lectures at Stanford, re-enters political arena with speeches, election of 1896, marries Mary Dimmick, estranged from children, has daughter (Elizabeth), legal cases

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00:13:26

Episode #234: Benjamin Harrison #9: Foreign Affairs,...

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2025/11/27

Benjamin Harrison #9: Foreign Affairs, and Losses (1890-1893); Topics covered include: Presidency, travel, reciprocity trade deals, civil war in Chile, modernization of the U.S. Navy, Caroline Harrison becomes ill, election of 1892, receives the Republican nomination, quiet campaign, Caroline Harrison dies, and loses the electionKey people: James Blaine, William McKinley, Winfield Schley, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Caroline Harrison, Louis Michener, John Sherman, Whitelaw Reid, and James

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00:13:16

Episode #233: Benjamin Harrison #8: Anti-Trust,...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/11/26

Benjamin Harrison #8: Anti-Trust, Protection, and Bimetallism (1889-1890); Topics covered include: Presidency, Sherman Anti-trust Act, McKinley Tariff, Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Lodge Bill, midterm elections, and the establishment of the U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsKey people: John Sherman, William McKinley, James Blaine, William McKinley, Henry Cabot Lodge, Joe Cannon, and William EvartsFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:14:43

Episode #232: Benjamin Harrison #7: Settling into the...

Presidential Chronicles ·

2025/11/25

Benjamin Harrison #7: Settling into the White House (1889); Topics covered include: Inauguration as President of the United States, Inaugural Address, office seekers, conflict with party leaders, family in the White House, presidential travel, military pensions, modernization of the U.S. Navy, Pan-American Conference, and the establishment of six new statesKey people: Levi Morton, Matthew Quay, George Mott, Carrie Harrison, John Scott, Mamie Harrison, Russell Harrison, Lizzy Lord, Mary Dimmick,

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00:11:52

Episode #231: Benjamin Harrison #6: National Leader...

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2025/11/24

Benjamin Harrison #6: National Leader (1888-1889); Topics covered include: Election of 1888, positions on the currency and tariff/protection, nominated at Republican National Convention, front porch campaign, elected President of the United States, forms Cabinet, and leaves for Washington, D.C. Key people: Grover Cleveland, James Blaine, Stephen Elkins, Louis Michener, Wharton Barker, Walter Gresham, Chauncey Depew, Russell Alger, William Allison, Albert Porter, Levi Morton, Lew Wallace, David Hill,

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Episode #230: Benjamin Harrison #5: Senator Harrison...

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2025/11/21

Benjamin Harrison #5: Senator Harrison (1880-1887); Topics covered include: Election of 1880, campaign for James Garfield, elected U.S. Senator, assassination of James Garfield, strong advocate for veterans issues, marriage of both children, election of 1884, and gerrymander in Indiana leads to loss in reelection campaignKey people: James Garfield, Carrie Harrison, Russell Harrison, Mamie Harrison, Charles Guiteau, Chester Arthur, May Saunders, Robert McKee, James Blaine, Wharton Barker, and Louis

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