Listen to This Episode! Heading to the Lone Star State for our first trip, to Dension, and the birthplace of World War II hero and 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower! Learn about his family’s hardscrabble life in Texas and Kansas, his close relationship with his siblings, and how a change of fortune with his education broughtContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 34-Dwight Eisenhower and Denison”
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Season 1, Episode 33-Harry S Truman and Lamar
Listen to This Episode! Harry S Truman, the only Missourian to become President, and a true example of a Show-Me-State resident: Harry was plain-talking and direct, an outgrowth of his childhood in Missouri towns, starting with Lamar. Learn about Harry’s childhood and education, as well as what happened to his birth house in Lamar! HarryContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 33-Harry S Truman and Lamar”
Season 1, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park
Listen to This Episode! Back in the Empire State, and one of the ritziest areas of the country, the Estates section of the Hudson River Valley for the birthplace of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Springwood in Hyde Park. Learn about his privileged and isolated childhood and how it shaped his worldview, as well as howContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park”
Season 1, Episode 31-Herbert Hoover and West Branch
Listen to This Episode! We are heading across the Mississippi River for the first time to visit the birthplace of Herbert Hoover, in the hills of West Branch, Iowa! Bert was touched from the beginning by hard work and tough times, and more tragedy than any other president as a child. Learn about how HerbertContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 31-Herbert Hoover and West Branch”
Season 1, Episode 30-Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch
Listen to This Episode! We are heading to New England for the idyllic setting of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, a tiny town in the Green Mountains, and the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge. Often remembered for his nickname, “Silent Cal,” learn about how the town shaped this president! About the Historic Site from Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.Continue reading “Season 1, Episode 30-Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch”
Season 1, Episode 29-Warren Harding and Blooming Grove
Listen to This Episode! Heading back to Ohio for the final time to visit tiny Blooming Grove and the birthplace of Warren Harding. While the new Warren Harding Presidential Library in Marion is doing much of the heavy-lifting for a historical re-examination for Warren Harding, his hometown of Blooming Grove could use more commemoration! ArticleContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 29-Warren Harding and Blooming Grove”
Season 1, Episode 28-Woodrow Wilson and Staunton
Listen to This Episode! Our final trip to the Cradle of the Presidency, to Woodrow Wilson’s birthplace in Staunton, Virginia. A man who believed wholly in his own destiny, for better and for worse, listen to his childhood and what happened to his birthplace! The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, next to the birthplace.Continue reading “Season 1, Episode 28-Woodrow Wilson and Staunton”
Season 1, Episode 27-William Howard Taft and Cincinnati
Listen to This Episode! We are heading back to the Buckeye State for another President, this time in the big city of Cincinnati, for William Howard Taft. Perhaps the most reluctant of our Ohio Presidents, and the one for whom being president was definitely a secondary achievement. Learn about what happened to Taft’s birthplace, asContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 27-William Howard Taft and Cincinnati”
Season 1, Episode 26-Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan
Listen to This Episode! We’ve arrived at the game-changer himself, Teddy Roosevelt, born right in the heart of Manhattan. By far, one of the wealthiest presidents, and one whose family allowed him to indulge a variety of interests. Check out Teddy Roosevelt’s childhood and political rise, as well as what happened to his birthplace! TheodoreContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 26-Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan”
Season 1, Episode 25-William McKinley and Niles
Listen to This Episode! Let’s go visit William McKinley, another Buckeye president and lover of the carnation, born in Niles, Ohio! Probably one of the steadiest of the steady presidents, a kind-hearted man behind a stern exterior, and a bridge between the era of the manager-presidents of the Gilded Age and the dynamic, center ofContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 25-William McKinley and Niles”
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