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We are obsessed with the presidency at American POTUS. We believe that the 46 imperfect patriots who have held our nation’s highest office all have something to offer today’s electorate – a perspective that appropriately grounds today’s political conversations in truth and context. To help us reveal the many layers of each administration, we’ll be joined by the nation’s most influential historians, scholars and experts who have studied every facet of the presidents and the presidency. Not on ...
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Desde los Estados Unidos, Nicolás Lantos nos presenta una mezcla de road-trip delirante con cobertura de la campaña presidencial más absurda y violenta de la historia. Todos POTUS es una serie original de Posta.
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text 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 AmericanP…
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Send us a text David Fisher returns to American POTUS to discuss his latest additions to his terrific Presidential Chronicles series. This time we talk about presidents from the Great Emancipator to Silent Cal. The American POTUS podcast is a 501c3 non-profit show, supported by listener patriots like you. To help us keep the program going, please j…
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Send us a text 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 th…
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Send us a text 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, g…
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Send us a text 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 offen…
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Send us a text 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 durin…
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Send us a text 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 f…
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Send us a text 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, politic…
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Send us a text 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 cit…
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Send us a text 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 wa…
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Send us a text 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 ov…
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Send us a text 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 P…
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Send us a text 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 col…
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Send us a text The Soviets weren’t too thrilled when this actor turned President rolled into the White House. His Build-Up-To-Build-Down 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 relie…
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Send us a text 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 American POTUS being …
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 W…
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Send us a text 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. Th…
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Send us a text 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 f…
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Send us a text 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 surf…
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Send us a text 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 closi…
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Send us a text 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 tro…
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Send us a text 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 ab…
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Send us a text 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 o…
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Send us a text 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 u…
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Send us a text American POTUS is proud to present a special preview episode of our brand new show, American FLOTUS! Just like our highly successful series on the history of the presidency, this podcast will include national experts, facts and important perspective to the amazing women who have served as First Lady. We have a lot of terrific guest e…
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Send us a text 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, s…
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 h…
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Send us a text 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 amoun…
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Send us a text 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 deta…
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Send us a text A long line of our nation’s first President's all tipped a drink, gobbled up some food and danced the night away at the very historic Gadsby's Tavern in Old Town Alexandria Virginia. And while having a good time was important, it was also the place where some of our early nation’s most famous founding fathers got down to business. Th…
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Send us a text The pressures of the presidency can be overwhelming, especially when your own nation is entangled in a Civil War. To recharge himself, Abraham Lincoln and his family would often retreat to a secluded cottage, less than 4 miles from The White House. It doesn’t seem like a long way, but it was world’s away from the hustle and trouble o…
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Send us a text The Library of Congress sits in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol itself, a prominent location that serves a distinct purpose, to remind us of the importance our forefathers put on having an educated nation. Walk in the doors, and it’s clear this library is unlike any other. A vast collection of over 170 million books, videos, maps, aud…
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Send us a text The National Mall has been called “America’s Front Yard”, an iconic place where our most notable Presidents are honored for their service. But to get a spot on the mall is a tough get – it’s one of the rarest and most valuable pieces of real estate in the world. To make it happen, it ironically comes down to fundraising and politics …
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Send us a text As a youngster, he was never satisfied with his own formal education, so as a grown-up he never turned down the chance to feed his curiosity, gobbling up anything he could find on Soldiering, Farming or even Governing. And by examining his incredible personal collection of books and artifacts, you can easily see how this passion turn…
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Send us a text It was the center of George Washington's 8,000 acre farm, the iconic mansion that he and his family called home. Never fully satisfied with the place, the General was always tinkering with it, adding on, modifying, redecorating, making the place function for not just the first family but also the revolving door of visitors from aroun…
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Send us a text Every time his country called George Washington reluctantly said yes, packed his bags and hit the road. But through all the times he was away, his thoughts always returned to his pride and joy, Mount Vernon. The General’s intensity and focus to this special place was for good reason, it was much more than a home, it was his business …
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Send us a text Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most influential accidental presidents this nation has ever had. Domestically he pushed the Square Deal to help average citizens, and internationally it was all about The Panama Canal and brokering peace - but all of that was just a drop in the bucket! During his time in office, he accomplished a lot …
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Send us a text Breaking out of Abraham Lincoln’s shadow would’ve been tough for anybody, much less a Southern Democrat who struggled with his own sense of racism. Regardless, Andrew Jackson now had the job and had to deal with Civil War Reconstruction – no easy task. It didn’t take long for this stubborn accidental President to make a lot of politi…
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Send us a text George W Bush walked into the White House dialed in on domestic issues, but after 9/11, all attention turned to the chaotic war on terror. To begin with, the country was fully behind him, but the long drawn out fight eventually took its toll on the public’s patience. Mix in a financial collapse and a natural catastrophe, and his nati…
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Send us a text Thomas Jefferson was an overachiever who accomplished some pretty major things in his life, wrote the Declaration of Independence, Secretary of State, Governor, Vice President and President. But when your career maxes out, guys like Jefferson don’t just go home and retire quietly. To keep himself occupied, he turned his energy toward…
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