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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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00:10:39

Episode #329: Harry Truman #2: Captain Harry (1914-1919)

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2026/04/09

Harry Truman #2: Captain Harry (1914-1919); Topics covered include: World War I, U.S. enters war, enlists, elected a first lieutenant, training at Fort Doniphan, head of the regimental canteen, ships off to Europe, promoted to Captain, placed in charge of Battery D, combat, armistice, demobilization, returns home, and receives Loving Cup from the men of Battery DKey people include: Karl Klemm, Eddie Jacobson, Martha Truman, Mary Jane Truman, Bess Wallace, Arthur Wilson, Glen Wooldridge, John

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00:11:19

Episode #328: Harry Truman #1: Farmer from Missouri...

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2026/04/08

Harry Truman #1: Farmer from Missouri (1884-1917); Topics covered include: Parents, youth, glasses, piano, school, attraction to Bess Wallace, initial jobs after high school, joins the Missouri National Guard, becomes a farmer, father dies, and courting Bess (including engagement)Key people include: John Truman, Martha (Young) Truman, Harrison Young, Solomon Young, Anderson Truman, Vivian Truman, Mary Jane Truman, Grover Cleveland, William Jennings Bryan, Abraham Lincoln, Bess Wallace, Harriet

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00:23:03

Episode #327: Franklin Roosevelt #16: Fourth Term,...

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2026/04/07

Franklin Roosevelt #16: Fourth Term, Yalta, and Legacy (1944-1945); Topics covered include: World War II, agrees to run for Fourth Term, insists on Harry Truman as VP, Roosevelt's health deteriorating, Missy LeHand dies, agrees with Winston Churchill to keep the Manhattan Project a secret from the Soviets, general election campaign and victory, fourth inaugural, meeting with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta, post-war plans, trouble with the Soviets after Yalta, trip to Warm Springs

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00:16:47

Episode #326: Franklin Roosevelt #15: The Big Three...

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2026/04/06

Franklin Roosevelt #15: The Big Three and D-Day (1943-1944); Topics covered include: World War II, meetings with Winston Churchill at Washington and Quebec, expansion of the Manhattan Project (atomic bomb), meeting with Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Teheran and negotiations, relationship with Stalin, agree to cross-channel invasion (Operation Overlord), names Dwight Eisenhower commander of Overlord, resumes relationship with Lucy (Mercer) Rutherfurd, health deteriorates, plight of European Jews and

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00:16:53

Episode #325: Franklin Roosevelt #14:...

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2026/04/03

Franklin Roosevelt #14: Commander-in-Chief (1941-1943); Topics covered include: World War II, Roosevelt's military leadership, Churchill visits Washington, Germany-first strategy, Japan's assault on the South Pacific, James Doolittle bombs Tokyo, Executive Order 9066 (removal of people of Japanese descent and internment in camps) including following court cases, Battle of Midway, invasion of North Africa, meeting with Churchill at Casablanca, and puts James Byrnes in charge of Office of War

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00:16:07

Episode #324: Franklin Roosevelt #13: Infamy (1941)

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2026/04/02

Franklin Roosevelt #13: Infamy (1941); Topics covered include: Inaugurated for the third time, World War II, Germany attacks Russia, Roosevelt extends Lend-Lease to the Soviets, meets Churchill for the first time, Atlantic Charter, Missy LeHand suffers a stroke, Sara Roosevelt dies, failed diplomacy with Japan, Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and Roosevelt's reaction, and American entry into World War IIKey people include: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Herbert Hoover, Winston

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00:18:55

Episode #323: Franklin Roosevelt #12: Global War and...

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2026/04/01

Franklin Roosevelt #12: Global War and Third Term Dilemma (1936-1941); Topics covered include: Trouble in Europe and Asia (Germany, Italy, and Japan), sinking of USS Panay, plight of German Jews (including Kristallnacht) and Roosevelt's limited response, Hitler annexes Austria and pursue the Sudetenland, appeasement and the Four Power Agreement (Munich), Hitler invades Czechoslovakia, non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, invasions of Poland, start of World War II, American

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00:17:48

Episode #322: Franklin Roosevelt #11: Second Term...

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2026/03/31

Franklin Roosevelt #11: Second Term Setbacks (1937-1940); Topics covered include: New Deal legislation declared unconstitutional, proposes to "pack" the Supreme Court (including opposition and failure), Court begins to concur with New Deal legislation, refuses to advocate for anti-lynching legislation, cuts back in Federal spending leading to economic setbacks including large increase in unemployment, re-institutes large scale federal spending, seeks purge of incumbent Democrats in 1938

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00:18:52

Episode #321: Franklin Roosevelt #10: The Second New...

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2026/03/30

Franklin Roosevelt #10: The Second New Deal (1933-1937); Topics covered include: Great Depression, Civil Works Administration, managed currency/price of gold, criticism from conservatives and from the far left, midterm elections of 1934, Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, unemployment persists, Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, Work Progress Administration, Louis Howe dies, others leave the administration, 1936 election, and landslide victoryKey people include: Henry Morgenthau,

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00:19:10

Episode #320: Franklin Roosevelt #9: The 100 Days (1933)

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2026/03/27

Franklin Roosevelt #9: The 100 Days (1933); Topics covered include: Inaugurated as President, Great Depression, solves banking crisis, introduces and passes New Deal legislation including: Agriculture Adjustment Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Farm Credit Association, Truth in Securities Act, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority, National Industrial Recovery Act, Public Works Administration, Glass-Steagal Banking Act, take the U.S. off the gold standard, World Economic

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00:14:17

Episode #319: Franklin Roosevelt #8: Perilous...

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2026/03/26

Franklin Roosevelt #8: Perilous Interregnum (1932-1933); Topics covered include: Outreach from President Hoover (several times), refuses to engage (each time), names Cabinet, assassination attempt (and reaction), and the banking crisisKey people include: James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, Ray Moley, Ogden Mills, Cordell Hull, Carter Glass, William Woodin, Harold Ickes, Henry Wallace, Frances Perkins, James Farley, Rex Tugwell, Hugh Johnson, Giuseppe Zangara, Lillian Cross, and Anton

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00:16:13

Episode #318: Franklin Roosevelt #7: Promising a New...

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2026/03/25

Franklin Roosevelt #7: Promising a New Deal for the American People (1930-1932); Topics covered include: Planning for 1932 presidential election, Brain Trust, wins nomination, travels to convention to accept nomination in person, promises a New Deal to the American people, criticized as a socialist, veterans' march on Washington ("Bonus Army"), campaign, and landslide victory over Herbert HooverKey people include: James Farley, Louis Howe, Earle Looker, Al Smith, John Garner, Ray

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00:13:46

Episode #317: Franklin Roosevelt #6: Triumphant...

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2026/03/24

Franklin Roosevelt #6: Triumphant Return (1928-1931); Topics covered include: 1928 presidential election, convinced to run for Governor of New York, wins election, distances himself from Al Smith, policies as Governor, stock market crash and onset of Great Depression, and re-elected as GovernorKey people include: Louis Howe, Al Smith, Elliott Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Missy LeHand, Ed Flynn, James Farley, Sam Rosenman, Grace Tully, Sara Roosevelt, Robert Moses, Belle Moskovitz, Anna Roosevelt,

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00:10:34

Episode #315: Franklin Roosevelt #4: Marriage...

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2026/03/20

Franklin Roosevelt #4: Marriage Evolution & First National Campaign (1916-1920); Topics covered include: Children with Eleanor, end of marital relations, marriage transitions to more of a partnership, affair with Lucy Mercer, end of World War I, demobilization in Europe, election of 1920, Democratic nominee for Vice President, and loss of electionKey people include: Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Jr., John Roosevelt, Sara Roosevelt, Lucy

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00:12:14

Episode #314: Franklin Roosevelt #3: Navy and War...

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2026/03/19

Franklin Roosevelt #3: Navy and War (1913-1919); Topics covered include: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, aided by Louis Howe, World War I, election of 1916, Germans resort to unrestricted submarine warfare, U.S. enters the War, Roosevelt's efforts to stop German U-Boats, and his visit to the frontKey people include: Josephus Daniels, Louis Howe, Emory Land, Franz Ferdinand, Woodrow Wilson, James Gerard, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Hughes, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hugh Scott, Leonard Wood, John

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00:12:12

Episode #313: Franklin Roosevelt #2: Following TR's...

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2026/03/18

Franklin Roosevelt #2: Following TR's Path to Politics (1904-1913); Topics covered include: Law school, passes the Bar, first job in law, wins seat in State Senate, opposes Tammany Hall's candidate for U.S. Senate, supports Woodrow Wilson for President (1912), engages Louis Howe for re-election, accepts offer to become Assistant Secretary of the NavyKey people include: Theodore Roosevelt, Grenville Clark, John Mack, Lewis Chanler, Charlie Murphy, William Sheehan, Edward Shepard, Anna

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00:12:10

Episode #312: Franklin Roosevelt #1: Youth, School,...

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2026/03/17

Franklin Roosevelt #1: Youth, School, and Marriage (1882-1905); Topics covered include: Parents (including relationship with), youth, Groton, Harvard, relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, engagement, and marriageKey people include: Isaac Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Rebecca (Howland) Roosevelt, Sara Delano, Grover Cleveland, Endicott Peabody, George Biddle, Lathrop Brown, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Anna RooseveltFor more information on the "Presidential

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00:17:15

Episode #311: Herbert Hoover #13: Elder Statesman …...

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2026/03/16

Herbert Hoover #13: Elder Statesman … Finally (1945-1964); Topics covered include: Death of Franklin Roosevelt, relationship with President Harry Truman, end of World War II, atomic bomb, role in food relief in post-war Europe, naming of Hoover Dam, "Hoover Commission" (government reorganization), election of 1948, 75th birthday, no plans to reture, writes more books, cold warrior, election of 1952, relationship with Dwight Eisenhower, "Second Hoover Commission," election of

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00:14:27

Episode #310: Herbert Hoover #12: The Leader of the...

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2026/03/13

Herbert Hoover #12: The Leader of the Opposition - Part II (1937-1944); Topics covered include: Comparison of Roosevelt's campaign promises and his presidency, unemployment (Hoover vs. Roosevelt's first two terms), election of 1940, meets Adolph Hitler, start of World War II, Hoover Institute on War, Revolution, and Peace, attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters war, opposed to alignment with Joseph Stalin and the Soviets, writes The Problems of Lasting Peace, death of Lou Hoover, and election

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00:15:22

Episode #309: Herbert Hoover #11: The Leader of the...

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2026/03/12

Herbert Hoover #11: The Leader of the Opposition - Part I (1932-1937); Topics covered include: Interregnum, political vacuum, banking crisis, Roosevelt inauguration, onset of New Deal and Hoover reaction, Court-packing plan, summary of Roosevelt's first term, and election of 1936Key people include: Franklin Roosevelt, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ogden Mills, Ray Moley, John Garner, Rex Tugwell, Lou Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Jr., Allan Hoover, Hugh Johnson, Charles Evans Hughes, and Alf

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