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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 #299: Herbert Hoover #1: Quaker Orphan Goes...

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2026/02/26

Herbert Hoover #1: Quaker Orphan Goes to Stanford (1874-1895); Topics covered include: Youth, Quakerism, death of parents, moves to Oregon, works for the Oregon Land Co., attends first class at Stanford University, standout as a Mining Engineer/Geology major, active on campus, meets Lou Henry, and graduates from StanfordKey people include: George Fox, Jesse Hoover, Huldah (Minthorn) Hoover, Henry (John) Minthorn, Jennie Gray, Robert Brown, Leland Stanford, David Swaim, John Branner, Waldemar

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00:18:02

Episode #298: Calvin Coolidge #10: Nothing Lasts...

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2026/02/25

Calvin Coolidge #10: Nothing Lasts Forever (1927-1933); Topics covered include: Summer in South Dakota, fishing, speaks on Indian reservations, announces not running for re-election, election of 1928, makes up with his home state of Vermont; widespread prosperity, Hoover elected, concerns about the stock market and borrowing to buy stocks, Hoover's inauguration, return to Massachusetts, lack of privacy, buys first home (The Beeches), writes Autobiography, writes daily newspaper column

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00:08:34

Episode #297: Calvin Coolidge #9: Silent Cal (1872-1933)

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2026/02/24

Calvin Coolidge #9: Silent Cal (1872-1933); Topics covered include: Perspectives from Coolidge and those who knew him on his taciturnityKey people include: John Hammond, Henry Field, Grace Coolidge, John Bartlett, Claude Feuss, Edward Lowery, and John DerieuxFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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00:15:28

Episode #296: Calvin Coolidge #8: Foreign Affairs...

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2026/02/23

Calvin Coolidge #8: Foreign Affairs (1924-1929); Topics covered include: Views on the League of Nations, Dawes Plan, dispute with Mexico over foreign purchases of oil fields, peacekeeping role in Nicaragua, participation in Pan-American Conference in Cuba, and the Kellogg-Brian PactKey people include: Charles Hughes, Frank Kellogg, Charles Dawes, Woodrow Wilson, Pancho Villa, Victoriano Carranza, Alvaro Obregon, Plutaro Calles, James Sheffield, Dwight Morrow, Adolpho Diaz, Henry Stimson, Jose

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00:18:36

Episode #295: Calvin Coolidge #7: The Roaring...

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2026/02/20

Calvin Coolidge #7: The Roaring Twenties (1924-1928); Topics covered include: Features of the "Roaring Twenties," inauguration (1925), Cabinet changes, American economy and prosperity, cuts in spending, cuts in taxes, death of John Coolidge (father), floods in the Mississippi Valley and the administration's response, views on federalism, Orteig Prize, flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh, and a summary of the booming economy of the 1920s (to date)Key people include:

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00:20:03

Episode #294: Calvin Coolidge #6: Continuing the...

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2026/02/19

Calvin Coolidge #6: Continuing the Harding Agenda (1923-1924); Topics covered include: Death of President Warren Harding, Swearing in of Coolidge as President, pursues Harding agenda, investigations of malfeasance from the Harding administration, relationship with Secret Service agent Edmund Starling, pursuit of tax cuts and budget cuts, names Harlan Stone Attorney General, civil rights advocacy including commencement speech at Howard University, election of 1924, and the death of Calvin Coolidge,

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00:17:29

Episode #293: Calvin Coolidge #5: Rise to National...

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2026/02/18

Calvin Coolidge #5: Rise to National Prominence (1919-1923); Topics covered include: Re-elected as Governor (MA), election of 1920, Republican National Convention, nomination of Warren Harding for President and Coolidge for Vice President, Coolidge formally accepts the nomination, fall campaign, election of Harding and Coolidge, and role as Vice PresidentKey people include: Frank Stearns, Bruce Barton, Leonard Wood, Frank Lowden, Hiram Johnson, Fred Gillett, Warren Harding, Wallace McCamant,

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00:14:36

Episode #292: Calvin Coolidge #4: The Boston Police...

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2026/02/17

Calvin Coolidge #4: The Boston Police Strike (1919); Topics covered include: Russian Revolution, General Strike in Seattle (WA), Boston Police joins the American Federation of Labor, Police Commissioner Edwin Curtis pushes back against unionization, Storrow Committee, interactions with Mayor Peters and Commissioner Curtis, Curtis terminates union leaders, three-quarters of police force go on strike, looting in Boston, Coolidge confirms support for Commissioner Curtis, Coolidge calls out State Guard,

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00:16:19

Episode #291: Calvin Coolidge #3: State Leadership...

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2026/02/16

Calvin Coolidge #3: State Leadership (1913-1919); Topics covered include: Elected President of the State Senate (MA), relationship with Frank Stearns, World War I, elected Lieutenant Governor (MA), U.S. entry into World War I, elected Governor (MA), armistice, welcomes soldiers back to Boston, welcomes President Woodrow Wilson to Boston, and his initial actions as GovernorKey people include: Levi Greenwood, Murray Crane, Charles Garman, Grace Coolidge, Frank Stearns, Samuel McCall, Woodrow Wilson,

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00:15:39

Episode #290: Calvin Coolidge #2: Law and Politics...

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2026/02/13

Calvin Coolidge #2: Law and Politics (1895-1913); Topics covered include: Pursues legal career in Northampton (MA), passes the Bar, establishes own law firm, meets and marries Grace Goodhue, birth of children (John and Calvin, Jr.), Murray Crane becomes political mentor, political positions: Republican City Committee, City Council, City Solicitor, Clerk of the Courts, state House of Representatives, Mayor of Northampton, and state SenateKey people include: John Coolidge (father), John Hammond, Henry

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00:13:27

Episode #289: Calvin Coolidge #1: From Plymouth to...

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2026/02/12

Calvin Coolidge #1: From Plymouth to Amherst (1871-1895); Topics covered include: Early arrivals of Coolidges in North America, parents, youth on the farm in Plymouth Notch (VT), death of mother, education, death of sister, attends college at Amherst, father remarries, course taught by Anson Morse and Charles Garman, graduates from Amherst, and perspectives by people who knew Coolidge throughout this period of yearsKey people include: John Coolidge, Victoria (Moor) Coolidge, Abigail

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00:28:40

Episode #288: Warren Harding #10: Mistresses (1905-1923)

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2026/02/11

Warren Harding #10: Mistresses (1905-1923); Topics covered include: Relationship with Florence Harding, affair with Carrie Phillips (including extensive correspondence), conflicts with Carrie over Germany and World War I, election of 1920, end of affair with Carrie, affair with Nan Britton, birth of Elizabeth Ann, liaisons with Nan in the White House, death of Harding, Nan's attempts to get money for Elizabeth Ann from the Harding family, the family cuts off Nan, Nan writes The President's

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00:21:31

Episode #287: Warren Harding #9: Teapot Dome (1921-1931)

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2026/02/10

Warren Harding #9: Teapot Dome (1921-1931); Topics covered include: Prior scandals with Charles Forbes and Jess Smith, background on oil reserves at Teapot Dome (WY) and Elk Hills (CA), congressional investigations (after Harding's death), cash payments to Interior Secretary Albert Fall, wild (including false and questionable) claims by Gaston Means and Roxie Stinson, multiple court cases, eventual conviction of Fall, investigation into Attorney General Harry Daugherty including indictment and

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00:15:10

Episode #285: Warren Harding #8: Alaska and Untimely...

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2026/02/09

Warren Harding #8: Alaska and Untimely Death (1923); Topics covered include: Harding "cronies" at the "Little Green House," Jess Smith suicide, trip to Alaska, advocates for joining World Court, multiple stops in Alaska, becomes ill upon return to continental U.S., travels to San Francisco for rest (Palace Hotel), dies, Calvin Coolidge becomes President, national mourning, services in Washington, D.C. and Marion, and burial at Marion CemeteryKey people include: Florence Harding,

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00:15:49

Episode #284: Warren Harding #7: Second Year...

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2026/02/06

Warren Harding #7: Second Year Challenges (1922); Topics covered include: Fordney-McCumber Tariff, Ship Subsidy Bill (doesn't pass), Agriculture Conference, labor strife (textile workers, coal miners, and railroad shopmen), results of strikes including injunction against striking railroad workers, advocates end to 12-hour workday in steel industry, scandal in Veterans Bureau (Charles Forbes), Florence Harding illness, and midterm election resultsKey people include: Florence Harding, Albert

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00:16:15

Episode #283: Warren Harding #6: Disarmament (1921-1922)

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2026/02/05

Warren Harding #6: Disarmament (1921-1922); Topics covered include: Technical end to World War I, calls Disarmament Conference, bold proposals by U.S., treaties established, Harding selects bipartisan delegation that helps with ratification in the Senate (compares to failures of treaty ratification by the Wilson administration), praise for Harding, commutation for Eugene Debs and release of other prisoners, and veto of Bonus BillKey people include: William Borah, Charles Evans Hughes, Woodrow

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00:20:41

Episode #283: Warren Harding #5: Return to Normalcy...

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2026/02/04

Warren Harding #5: Return to Normalcy (1920-1921); Topics covered include: President-elect, vacation (Panama and Jamaica), selects Cabinet, Inaugural Address, changes tone in Washington, press conferences, Special Session of Congress, emergency tariff, immigration reform, tax reform, administration reform (established Budget Bureau), names William Taft new Chief Justice; and challenges with farmers, unemployment, race, and prohibitionKey people include: Florence Harding, Harry Daugherty, Charles

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00:15:49

Episode #282: Warren Harding #4: Dark Horse from Ohio...

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2026/02/03

Warren Harding #4: Dark Horse from Ohio (1919-1920); Topics covered include: Election of 1920, death of Theodore Roosevelt, Harding agrees to run, campaign themes = America First and Return to Normalcy, Republican National Convention, Harding is nominated, front porch campaign, and landslide victoryKey people include: Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Daugherty, Florence Harding, Leonard Wood, Frank Lowden, Hiram Johnson, Louis Seibold, George Harris, Frank Willis, Will Hays, Henry Cabot

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00:18:25

Episode #281: Warren Harding #3: Senator Harding...

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2026/02/02

Warren Harding #3: Senator Harding (1912-1920); Topics covered include: Nominates William Taft (1912 Republican National Convention); Republican Party breaks over election, elected U.S. Senate, World War I (and U.S. role), 1916 election (Woodrow Wilson re-elected), Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare, U.S. enters war, victory in Europe, Paris Peace Conference, and the U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations CovenantKey people include: William Taft, Theodore

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00:12:40

Episode #280: Warren Harding #2: From the Paper to...

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2026/01/30

Warren Harding #2: From the Paper to Politics (1895-1914); Topics covered include: Local leader in the Republican Party, runs for county auditor, Chautauqua Speaking Circuit, elected State Senator (twice), elected Lieutenant Governor, back to Marion to focus on Star, fraternal organizations, loses election for Governor, and vacations with Jim and Carrie PhillipsKey people include: George Van Fleet, Florence Harding, Alexander Hamilton, George Nash, Mark Hanna, Joseph Foraker, William McKinley, Myron

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