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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 #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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00:14:35

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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