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NEARLY 80 YEARS AFTER HARRY TRUMAN DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB, THERE ARE STILL COUNTLESS QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THIS ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT AND HIS DEBATABLE DECISION TO END THE WAR WITH JAPAN IN THIS EXPLOSIVE WAY. WHAT WERE THE POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME, THE ESTIMATES OF CASUALTIES, THE LEGACY IT WOULD LEAVE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD? AND CRITICALLY, AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, WOULD DROPPING THE BOMB IRONICALLY END UP SAVING LIVES, FOR BOTH SIDES? VICE PRESIDENT TURNED PRESIDENT, HARRY TRUMAN AND HIS DECISION TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB. IT’S ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
IT WAS THE 1780’S AND THIS FUTURE POTUS WAS SUFFERING THROUGH MIDDLE AGE, HIS WIFE HAD PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS AND HE HAD SWORN OFF POLITICS AFTER A ROUGH STINT AS VIRGINIA’S GOVERNOR. HE WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A BIG CHANGE! SO OFF HE WENT TO SPEND THE NEXT 5 YEARS AS AMERICA’S REPRESENTATIVE TO FRANCE. HOW TO MAKE WINE, GROW RICE, DESIGN LANDSCAPES AND BUILDINGS WERE ALL AT THE TOP OF HIS LIST. BUT IT WAS HIS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WITH THE FRENCH MONARCHY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY OF ALL! OUR 3RD POTUS, THOMAS JEFFERSON IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
IT WAS A TIME WHEN POLITICAL CONVENTIONS WERE FAR DIFFERENT THAN TODAY. THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FAVORITE LEADING CANDIDATE GOING IN, BUT THE DEAL WAS NOT DONE UNTIL THE BACK-ROOM DEALS WERE MADE AND THE VOTES WERE CAST. ENTER UNKNOWN, LONG SHOT CANDIDATE ABRAHAM LINCOLN. AN ABSOLUTE DARK HORSE WHOSE STRATEGY WAS TO LAY LOW, NOT OFFEND ANYONE AND WAIT TO BE SEEN AS THE GUY WHO COULD BEST REPRESENT THE NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY. THE CRAZY STORY OF HOW OUR 16TH POTUS CAME VERY CLOSE TO NEVER BEING ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT IN THE FIRST PLACE! IT’S ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
LONG BEFORE HE BECAME OUR 1ST POTUS, YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS FORGING RELATIONSHIPS, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, WITH NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER. AS LIFE WOULD HAVE IT, IT’S THESE CRITICAL EXPERIENCES THAT WOUND UP SERVING HIM WELL OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES, AS GENERAL DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND AS PRESIDENT DURING HIS 8 YEARS IN OFFICE. HOW GEORGE WASHINGTON, MAJOR-GENERAL-AND PRESIDENT DEALT WITH THE DELICATE AND DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING THE WESTWARD EXPANSION, AND THIS COUNTRY’S NATIVE AMERICANS, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS TO HAVING THEIR VOICES HEARD, FEMALE TRAILBLAZERS IN THE LATE 40’S AND 50’S OPENED THE DOOR TO A NEW ROLE IN AMERICAN POLITICS. THEIR GOOD REASONING AND SOUND JUDGEMENT WERE FINALLY BEING PAID ATTENTION TO BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FROM BOTH PARTIES, SOMETHING OUR LEADERS STILL BENEFIT FROM TODAY. THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS AND THEIR STORIES OF PERSEVERANCE, INTELLECT, AND INNOVATION THAT CHANGED OUR NATIONAL POLITICS. IT’S ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
WE ALL HAVE FRIENDS, AND POLITICIANS HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICAL “BEST FRIENDS”, TR AND HIS BUDDY HENRY CABOT LODGE SETS THE BAR. FROM A YOUNG AGE, THE TWO MEN WERE TAUGHT TO SERVE OTHERS AND ACHIEVE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS, WHICH THEY DID WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EACH OTHER. BUT AS CLOSE AS THEY ONCE WERE, POLITICAL BICKERING TORE THEM APART, ONLY TO BE BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER BY LIFE THREATENING CHALLENGES. THE UPS AND DOWN’S, HIGH’S AND LOWS OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FRIENDSHIPS IN AMERICAN POLITICS; THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND HENRY CABOT LODGE ARE ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, HUMBLE POLITICIAN JAMES GARFIELD WAS A VIRTUAL UNKNOWN - THRUST INTO A LONG-SHOT RUN FOR THE ULTIMATE OFFICE, THE PRESIDENCY. HE WENT ON TO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE IN ONE OF THE CLOSEST ELECTIONS UP TO THAT TIME. AND UNEXPERIENCED AS HE MAY HAVE BEEN, AFTER JUST 6 MONTHS IN OFFICE HE WAS MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND CITIZENS WERE BEGINNING TO TAKE NOTICE. BUT AS SOON AS THINGS APPEARED TO BE FULL SPEED AHEAD, HE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK. THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS IN OUR HISTORY. JAMES GARFIELD IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
IT WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BIG BOLD REAL ESTATE DEAL, THE 15 MILLION DOLLAR LOUISIANA PURCHASE THAT WAS JUST TOO GOOD TO PASS UP. IT DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE COUNTRY, ELIMINATED THE THREAT OF A FOREIGN POWER, CONNECTED THE WESTERN LANDS, AND GAVE US A STRONGER HOLD ON THE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE OHIO TERRITORY. SO WHY WAS THIS DEAL THAT WAS AS IMPORTANT AS THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION SO CONTROVERSIAL AT THE TIME? THOMAS JEFFERSON’S REAL ESTATE DEAL THAT TRANSFORMED OUR NATION AND THE WORLD IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S ELECTION OF 1860 SAW AN AMAZING 80% VOTER TURNOUT DUE IN PART TO EXTREME PASSIONS FOR WHO WOULD BE LEADING OUR DIVIDED NATION, THEY HAD NEVER AND WOULD NEVER BE AS HIGH. AS A RESULT, HONEST ABE’S WHISKER-CLOSE WIN PROVED TO BE THE FINAL SPARK IN THE EXPLOSION OF CIVIL WAR. SO THE STAGE WAS NOW SET FOR HIM TO TAKE OVER, BUT FIRST HE HAD TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE SOUTH TO GET TO D.C., FACING A SERIES OF UNPRECEDENTED VIOLENT THREATS. THE DEATH-DEFYING TRIP THAT RESULTED IN ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENCIES THE NATION HAS EVER KNOWN, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
JACK KENNEDY WON THE PRESIDENCY AS A FRESH NEW FACE FOR A NEW GENERATION. A YOUNG, RENEGADE LEADER WHO PUSHED THE STANDARDS OF HOW THE WHITE HOUSE CONDUCTED ITS BUSINESS. AND TO THIS, HE WAS SUCCESSFUL JUST AS MUCH AS HE WAS A FAILURE. BUT WHEN HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN DALLAS, HIS VERY SHORT 2 PLUS YEARS IN OFFICE SUDDENLY BECAME THE PRESIDENTIAL STANDARD THAT OUR POLITICIANS ARE STILL COMPARED TO, TO THIS DAY. THE DEBATABLE, COMPLEX, AND SCANDALOUS LEGACY OF JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
HARRY TRUMAN WAS A SMART, HUMBLE, CONFIDENT MIDWESTERN VICE PRESIDENT, WHO WOKE UP ONE DAY TO FIND HIMSELF IN THE TOP JOB, RUNNING THE COUNTRY! AND IT WAS NO TIME TO SIT BACK AND LET ISSUES AND POLICIES JUST PLAY OUT. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TIMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY, WRAPPING UP A WORLD WAR AND ATTEMPTING TO MANAGE A NEW COLD WAR! THE SURPRISING RISE TO POWER OF POTUS 33, AND HOW HE MANAGED TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL. SOLDIER, HUSBAND, SENATOR, PRESIDENT, HARRY TRUMAN IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
THE SOVIETS WEREN’T TOO THRILLED WHEN THIS ACTOR TURNED PRESIDENT ROLLED INTO THE WHITE HOUSE. HIS STRATEGY WAS ABOUT TO MAKE LIFE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM. BUT IF ONE THING WAS CERTAIN, HE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO STAR IN THIS PRODUCTION ALONE. SO HE PUT TOGETHER A DYNAMIC INTERNAL CAST OF CHARACTERS AND RELIED ON SUPPORTING ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAN WHO BECAME BOTH A DIRECTOR AND AN ACTOR IN THIS REAL-WORLD DRAMA AND HOW HE HELPED END THE COLD WAR PEACEFULLY. RONALD REAGAN IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
When the Soviet Union fell apart, and China began its economic liberalization, it looked like those two old Cold War foes were becoming, if not friends, at least not enemies. But now we find ourselves in a new Cold War as both those nations aggressively confront America and our allies. On this special episode of being hosted at the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, we will explore why this has occurred, and the role of presidents in confronting these challenges, with former United States Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, and presidential historian Dr. Jeffrey Engel from the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
MARINE ONE IS EASILY THE MOST FAMOUS HELICOPTER IN THE WORLD, TYPICALLY USING THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE TO PICK UP THE MOST FAMOUS PASSENGER IN THE WORLD. SO, IT’S TO NO ONE’S REAL SURPRISE, THAT FLYING, OPERATING, AND MAINTAINING THIS IMPORTANT AIRCRAFT IS A HUGE JOB, BECAUSE THERE’S PLAINLY ZERO ROOM FOR FAILURE! FLYING THE POTUS, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, FROM CAMP DAVID, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, GIVING HIM A “LIFT” WHEREVER AND WHENEVER HE NEEDS IT! THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MARINE ONE AND HOW THEY KEEP THE PRESIDENT FLYING ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE A DEMOCRAT WAS ELECTED TO THE WHITE HOUSE, UNTIL NEW YORKER GROVER CLEVELAND GRABBED THE KEYS IN A SQUEAKER. TAKING A TOUGH STAND ON SEVERAL DOMESTIC ISSUES GOT HIM KICKED OUT AFTER JUST 4 YEARS. BUT THE POOR PERFORMANCE FROM THE GUY THAT REPLACED HIM OPENED THE DOOR FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED RETURN TRIP TO WASHINGTON. WE'RE UNCOVERING CLEVELAND'S RELENTLESS SPIRIT, STUBBORN DETERMINATION, SOLID CHARACTER, EVEN HIS OWN WHITE HOUSE WEDDING! “BIG STEVE”, GROVER CLEVELAND, IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
FROM WASHINGTON TO BUCHANAN, THE FIRST GROUP OF GUYS TO HEAD UP OUR NEW NATION WERE NOT JUST DEALING WITH AN EXCITING NEW JOB, THEY WERE ALSO FIGURING OUT WHAT THAT NEW JOB SHOULD OR SHOULDN’T BE. AS THE GROWING PAINS OF OUR FRAGILE COUNTRY DEVELOPED DEEP DIVISIONS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, EACH MAN’S HAND WAS FORCED. THEY WERE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING TO TRY AND ACHIEVE PEACE AND PROGRESS. THE REVEALING TRUE TALES OF OUR FIRST 15 PRESIDENT’S; THEIR SUCCESSES, AND THEIR FAILURES, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE. Support the show https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=mnBuWR_5RcVo8tXuvzkRXm5yNZQ7RfxFoiYiZ4UqrKiwc1pnHxZzsn7j6UzWMhwEIE70ltaQrH0Vox_F Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this podcast by visiting AmericanPOTUS.org https://americanpotus.org. Thank You!
IN MID-JUNE OF 1972, RICHARD NIXON WAS RIDING HIGH. AFTER JUST 1-TERM, THE COUNTRY WAS GETTING ALONG BETTER WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH OUR GLOBAL FRIEN-ENEMIES. HIS REELECTION WAS ALL BUT CERTAIN. BUT AFTER A SLOPPY BURGLARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS IN WATERGATE, AND THE CHAOTIC COVER-UP THAT FOLLOWED, OUR 37TH POTUS’S 2ND TERM FELL INTO A TAILSPIN. WE’RE OFFERING UP A MODERN, OBJECTIVE LOOK AT NIXON’S PRESIDENCY AND THE NOTORIOUS SCANDAL THAT SENT HIM PACKING, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
WORLD WAR 1 HAD JUST WRAPPED UP, AND THE NATION WAS DESPERATE FOR A “RETURN TO NORMALCY”. SO WHO’S MORE NORMAL THAN WARREN HARDING, A SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPERMAN FROM THE MIDWEST? HE WAS ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE AND SEEMED TO HAVE A FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENCY. BUT AFTER HE GOT SICK AND DIED IN OFFICE, TROUBLE STARTED BUBBLING TO THE SURFACE. IT SEEMS, WHILE HARDING MAY HAVE BEEN A GOOD GUY IN OFFICE, HIS CABINET WAS ANYTHING BUT. SEVERAL SCANDALS WERE REVEALED, RUINING HIS REPUTATION AS A POTUS. WE’RE GIVING WARREN HARDING HIS DUE, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CONTROVERSIAL - ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
WHILE IN OFFICE, WE DEBATE AND CRITIQUE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING A POTUS DOES. WHEN THEY PASS ON, EITHER IN OFFICE OR LONG AFTER, THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THEIR POLICIES MIGHT LIGHTEN UP A BIT, BUT THE CONTROVERSY ROLLS ON. WASHINGTON’S LAST WISHES, ADAMS AND JEFFERSONS DIVINE TIMING, LINCOLN’S EVENTUAL RESTING PLACE, REAGAN’S FINAL CLOSING SCENE. THEY ALL REFLECT THE IMPACT THESE LEADERS HAD ON US AND HOW WE REMEMBER THEM TO THIS DAY. AN INTRIGUING AND ENTERTAINING CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AT OUR PRESIDENT AFTER OUR PRESIDENT HAS DEPARTED, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
THIS SON-OF-A-PEANUT-FARMER COULD HAVE EASILY LAID DOWN HIS ROOTS ON THE LAND HE GREW UP ON. BUT GREAT THINGS WERE CALLING HIM FAR REMOVED FROM THE GEORGIA COUNTRYSIDE. A GRADUATE OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY, A GOVERNOR, A PRESIDENT, THE MAN JUST KEPT ACHIEVING AMAZING THINGS NO ONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE! BUT A ROUGH ECONOMY HERE AT HOME AND TROUBLE ABROAD BROUGHT HIS UNLIKELY PRESIDENTIAL ASCENSION TO A CLOSE AFTER JUST 1 TERM. AND WHILE HE MAY HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE TO GO BACK TO GEORGIA, HE HASN’T LET THAT KEEP HIM FROM STILL CHARGING AHEAD. THE PEANUT FARMER FROM PLAINS-JIMMY CARTER IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
THE WATERGATE COVER-UP AND THE RESIGNATION. TO THIS DAY, THEY ARE THE FIRST THINGS WE REMEMBER WHEN IT COMES TO OUR 37TH POTUS. BUT TAKE AWAY THE EMOTIONAL PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS, AND WHAT DO WE DISCOVER? A MAN WITH A MODEST BACKGROUND, A COMPLICATED PERSONALITY AND A DRIVE-TO-SUCCEED THAT WAS OFF THE CHARTS. LEAVE WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT RICHARD NIXON ASIDE, AND CONSIDER OUR OBJECTIVE LOOK AT THIS PRESIDENT, ALL HE ACCOMPLISHED WHILE IN OFFICE, AND HOW HE CHANGED AMERICAN POLITICS FOREVER, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. THAT’S ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
WORLD WAR 1 WAS BUILDING STEAM IN EUROPE, WITH THE BRITISH AND THE FRENCH DESPERATELY DOING ALL THEY COULD TO GET THE U.S. INVOLVED. BUT BEFORE AMERICA COULD TAKE UP ARMS ON THE EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELD, 3 PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL HEAVYWEIGHTS WERE BATTLING IT OUT HERE AT HOME, TRYING TO WIN OVER PUBLIC OPINION. IT'S THE FASCINATING STORY OF 1 PAST POTUS, 1 CURRENT POTUS AND 1 FEMALE ACTIVIST. THEIR CONFLICTING PHILOSOPHIES, AND WHO WOULD SUCCEED WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER, IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
ABOUT 5 YEARS INTO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S WAR ON TERROR, THINGS WERE NOT GOING WELL. THE WAR IN IRAQ WAS FAILING AND THE PRESIDENT WAS GETTING PRESSURE FROM ALL SIDES, INCLUDING HIS OWN, TO PULL OUT AND CALL IT QUITS. BUT INSTEAD, HE DOUBLED-DOWN, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TROOPS AND RETHINKING HOW THOSE TROOPS WOULD BE USED. IT ULTIMATELY TURNED THINGS AROUND AND SUCCESS WAS FINALLY WITHIN REACH. HOW OUR 43RD POTUS MANAGED TO SHIFT HIS WAR STRATEGY WITH THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT, OUR OWN MILITARY, AND HIS OWN CABINET! THAT’S ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
https://americanpotus.org/american-flotus ON THIS EPISODE: BY ALL APPEARANCES, MARY TODD LINCOLN AND HER FAMOUS HUSBAND HAD NO BUSINESS BEING TOGETHER. VASTLY DIFFERENT UPBRINGINGS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF FRIENDS, AND VERY DIFFERENT PHYSICALLY! BUT THEY SAY OPPOSITES ATTRACT, SO THE LINCOLN’S DID GET TOGETHER, SAID “I DO”, RAISED SEVERAL CHILDREN AND ROSE TO BECOME THE FIRST FAMILY OF THE UNITED STATES! AND WHILE THERE WERE GOOD TIMES, THERE SEEMED TO BE MORE BAD TIMES. LOSING CHILDREN, LOSING A HUSBAND, AND LOSING HER FREEDOM! THE TRAGIC LIFE OF THE VERY CONSEQUENTIAL FIRST LADY, MARY TODD LINCOLN, ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN FLOTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
AMERICAN POTUS IS PROUD TO PRESENT A SPECIAL PREVIEW EPISODE OF AMERICAN SCOTUS! JUST LIKE OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENCY, THIS PODCAST WILL PRESENT NATIONAL EXPERTS, FACTS AND IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE TO THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND. WE HAVE A LOT OF TERRIFIC GUEST EXPERTS LINED UP FOR FUTURE EPISODES, SO BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO AMERICAN SCOTUS https://americanpotus.org/american-scotus TODAY! ON THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE, WE’RE GOING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO SEE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS INSIDE THAT BIG, BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ON CAPITOL HILL! FROM CASE LOAD TO IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS TO PLAYING BASKETBALL - WE’LL HEAR ALL THE CHALLENGES AND HISTORIC INSIGHTS FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS SIDE BY SIDE WITH 3 DIFFERENT SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICES! HIS PERSONAL TALES OF THE HIGH COURT ARE ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN SCOTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
GROVER CLEVELAND IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO SERVE 1 TERM, LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE, THEN RETURN FOR A 2ND TERM. HIS 2 PRESIDENCY’S WERE POLITICALLY ROUGH; A DEPRESSED ECONOMY, OVERZEALOUS CORPORATIONS, AND RAILROADS STEAMING OUT OF CONTROL. BUT THERE’S ANOTHER CHALLENGE HE DEALT WITH, A MORE PERSONAL, HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGE. AND SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, THIS PRESIDENT WAS ABLE TO VIRTUALLY DISAPPEAR AND HAVE IT TREATED COMPLETELY OFF THE GRID! GROVER CLEVELAND AND HIS SECRET CANCER SURGERY AT SEA IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
THE PRESSURE OF LIVING AND WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE CAN BE IMMENSE, SO POURING A GLASS OF BEER, WINE OR WHISKEY EVERY NOW AND THEN TO RELAX AND UNWIND, IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT TO EACH PRESIDENT, HIS OWN. OVER TIME, SOME MAY HAVE DRUNK TOO MUCH, SOME NOT AT ALL, AND SOME CLEVERLY USING A WELL-CRAFTED COCKTAIL…OR TWO… AS YET ANOTHER POLITICAL TOOL TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA. FROM THE FIRST POTUS TO SOME OF OUR MOST RECENT, WE’RE SERVING UP THE EXTRAORDINARILY INTOXICATING HISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL DRINKING ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
MARTIN VAN BUREN JUST MIGHT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRESIDENT YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT. GOVERNOR, SENATOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, VICEPOTUS, AND POTUS – THIS MAN’S RESUME IS LONG AND IMPRESSIVE. AFTER THIS LIFETIME OF POLITICS WORKING TOWARD THE WHITE HOUSE, HE HAD THE BAD LUCK OF DEALING WITH A NASTY FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT ENDED HIS PRESIDENCY NEARLY AS SOON AS IT STARTED, GETTING KICKED OUT AFTER JUST 1 TERM. THE MAN WHO CREATED THE MODERN DAY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE LITTLE MAGICIAN! POTUS #8, MARTIN VAN BUREN IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
OUR YOUNG, VIBRANT 35TH PRESIDENT’S CAREER PATH WAS BOTH FAST AND FASCINATING. HE WAS BORN INTO A PROMINENT MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY, SERVED HEROICALLY IN WORLD WAR 2, BEAT THE ODDS TO BECOME A 3 TERM U.S. CONGRESSMAN AND THEN SERVED AS A U.S. SENATOR. BUT HIS JOURNEY WASN’T ALL SMILES AND FAIRY TALE STORIES. HE FACED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF CHALLENGES; POLITICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY. WHAT MADE THE MAN WHO WOULD BECOME ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST BELOVED PRESIDENTS? THE EVOLUTION OF A YOUNG JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY IS ON THIS EPISODE OF AMERICAN POTUS! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
MEMORIALS, STATUES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, EVEN HOUSES – WASHINGTON D.C. IS A LIVING, BREATHING, CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, THERE’S SOMETHING THAT HONORS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST OF THE PAST AND ALL THE MOVING PARTS OF OUR PRESENT-DAY POTUS! WE’RE REVEALING THE STRANGE STORIES AND OUTRAGEOUS DETAILS BEHIND D.C.’S MOST SIGNIFICANT PRESIDENTIAL SITES. SEE HOW THEY ALL CAME ABOUT AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU STOP BY FOR YOUR OWN BRUSH WITH PRESIDENTIAL FAME! THE AMERICAN POTUS PODCAST IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT SHOW, SUPPORTED BY LISTENER PATRIOTS LIKE YOU. TO HELP US KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING, PLEASE JOIN OTHERS AROUND THE NATION BY CONSIDERING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SEE WHAT EXCITING PLANS WE HAVE FOR NEW PODCASTS AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AT AMERICANPOTUS.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS EPISODE.
