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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 #279: Warren Harding #1: A Young Man Buys a...

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2026/01/29

Warren Harding #1: A Young Man Buys a Newspaper (1865-1895); Topics covered include: Puritan migration, family settlement in Blooming Grove (OH), parents, youth on the farm, move to Caledonia, attends Ohio Central College, move to Marion, buys Marion Daily Star, competition with other papers in Marion, marries Florence Kling, conflict with Amos Kling, and investments in the StarKey people include: Amos Harding, George ("Tyron") Harding, Phoebe (Dickerson) Harding, James Vaughn, George

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00:19:44

Episode #278: Woodrow Wilson #13: Invalid … and...

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2026/01/28

Woodrow Wilson #13: Invalid … and Failure (1920-1924); Topics covered include: [Coverage and perspective re: Wilson's legacy (including failures) begins at 12:30.] Topics covered include: 1920 presidential election, Opening League of Nations, Transition to post-presidential home, remains an invalid, falling out with Joe Tumulty, death, perspective on legacy and failuresKey people include: Edith Wilson, Cary Grayson, William McAdoo, A. Mithcell Palmer, James Cox, Franklin Roosevelt, Warren

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00:17:19

Episode #277: Woodrow Wilson #12: Who's Running the...

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2026/01/27

Woodrow Wilson #12: Who's Running the Country? (1919-1920); Topics covered include: Wilson's stroke, Edith Wilson's "stewardship" role, objections by Secretary of State Robert Lansing (and Lansing resignation), defeat of the Treaty of Versailles in the Senate (twice), reasons for failure to pass, and potential solution that could have been consideredKey people include: Cary Grayson, Edith Wilson, Francis Dercum, Thomas Marshall, Joe Tumulty, Robert Lansing, Gilbert Hitchcock,

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00:09:57

Episode #276: Woodrow Wilson #11: Fighting for the...

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2026/01/26

Woodrow Wilson #11: Fighting for the League and His Life (1919-1920); Topics covered include: Returns to U.S. with Treaty of Versailles, objections to Covenant for League of Nations by Henry Cabot Lodge, death of Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson's train tour to garner support for the League, and Wilson's illness which ends the tour earlyKey people include: Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, Joe Tumulty, Cary Grayson, and Edith WilsonFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:17:50

Episode #275: Woodrow Wilson #10: Peace Conference:...

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2026/01/23

Woodrow Wilson #10: Peace Conference: Round Two (1919); Topics covered include: Break from Peace Conference for end of congressional session in U.S., meets with Senate Foreign Relations Committee embers over proposed Covenant for the League of Nations, Henry Cabot Lodge raises objections to the League, returns to Paris, contentious negotiations with Allies, becomes ill in Paris, negotiations continue, Wilson's "Messiah Complex," agrees to numerous concessions on Fourteen Points to

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00:12:11

Episode #274: Woodrow Wilson #9: Peace Conference,...

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2026/01/22

Woodrow Wilson #9: Peace Conference, Round One (1918-1919); Topics covered include: Results of World War I, leads American delegation to Peace Conference, negotiations, focus = League of Nations, and breaks to return to the U.S. for end of congressional sessionKey people include: Robert Lansing, Tasker Bliss, Edward House, Henry White, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Taft, Elihu Root, Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, and Vittorio OrlandoFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:14:15

Episode #273: Woodrow Wilson #8: Fourteen Points and...

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2026/01/21

Woodrow Wilson #8: Fourteen Points and Victory (1918); Topics covered include: World War I, mobilization, "The Inquiry," Fourteen Points, League of Nations, domestic challenges (civil rights and women's rights), U.S. military engagements in the war, and victoryKey people include: Edward House, William Taft, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, Ferdinand Foch, Kaiser Wilhelm, Fredrich Ebert, and Edith WilsonFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit

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00:14:19

Episode #272: Woodrow Wilson #7: World War (1917)

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2026/01/20

Woodrow Wilson #7: World War (1917); Topics covered include: World War I, German unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman note, Wilson's second inaugural, requests congressional declaration of war, American mobilization (military and economy), turns down Theodore Roosevelt's request to lead troops, and then Espionage and Sedition ActsKey people include: Arthur Zimmerman, Edward White, Josephus Daniels, William Jennings Bryan, Edith Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Funston, Leonard

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00:13:44

Episode #271: Woodrow Wilson #6: Love Amidst a World...

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2026/01/19

Woodrow Wilson #6: Love Amidst a World at War (1915-1917); Topics covered include: World War I; meets, courts, and marries Edith Galt; sinking of the Lusitania (and other ships) by German submarines; maintains U.S. neutrality, conflict with Mexico, progressive agenda, "He Kept Us Out of War," and Election of 1916 (re-elected)Key people include: Ellen Wilson, Jessie Wilson, Francis Sayre, Jr., Edith Galt, Altrude Gordon, Cary Grayson, Helen Bones, William Jennings Bryan, Lindley Garrison,

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00:12:29

Episode #270: Woodrow Wilson #5: Crises:...

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2026/01/16

Woodrow Wilson #5: Crises: International and Personal (1913-1914); Topics covered include: Revolution in Mexico and U.S. reaction, World War I underway in Europe, Ellen Wilson gets sick and dies + funeral in Georgia, midterm elections (1914), conflict with William Trotter over civil rights/segregation, and the economic impact of war on the U.S.Key people include: Francisco Madero, Porfirio Diaz, Victoriano Huerta, Henry Wilson, William Hale, Lindley Garrison, Henry Bayo, William Jennings Bryan,

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00:16:24

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

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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...

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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...

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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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