Presidential
A podcast by The Washington Post
61 Episodes
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George H. W. Bush: Restraint
Published: 09/10/2016 -
Ronald Reagan: Myths and truths
Published: 02/10/2016 -
Jimmy Carter: Keeping the faith
Published: 25/09/2016 -
Gerald Ford: It's personal
Published: 18/09/2016 -
Richard Nixon: Looking inward
Published: 11/09/2016 -
Lyndon B. Johnson: Power
Published: 04/09/2016 -
John F. Kennedy: We are all mortal
Published: 28/08/2016 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Covert action
Published: 21/08/2016 -
Harry S. Truman: Trying to make the right call
Published: 15/08/2016 -
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Through Eleanor's eyes
Published: 07/08/2016 -
Herbert Hoover: Dealing with disaster
Published: 31/07/2016 -
Calvin Coolidge: A tale of two Coolidges
Published: 25/07/2016 -
Warren G. Harding: Love and scandal
Published: 18/07/2016 -
Woodrow Wilson: A complicated legacy
Published: 11/07/2016 -
William Howard Taft: This chief, not that chief
Published: 03/07/2016 -
Theodore Roosevelt: Exuberance
Published: 26/06/2016 -
William McKinley: The modern campaign
Published: 20/06/2016 -
Benjamin Harrison: The president as conservationist
Published: 12/06/2016 -
Grover Cleveland: Tell the truth
Published: 05/06/2016 -
Chester A. Arthur: Redemption
Published: 29/05/2016
The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current moment. Hosted by Lillian Cunningham, the series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [When you're done, listen to Lillian's other historical podcasts: Constitutional and Moonrise]
