History First
A podcast about presidential history and trivia. Based on the blog, history-first.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historyfirst/support
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American Military Parades, A History
July 4th, 2019
Today, Donald Trump is throwing a huge military style parade to celebrate the 4th of July in DC. So what have American military parades looked like …
Just a Number: Kennedy, Reagan, and the “Age Question” in 2020
March 26th, 2019
The youngest candidate running for president in 2020 is 37. The oldest is 77. So what role has age played in past campaigns?
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The President and the Radio: FDR’s First Fireside Chat
March 12th, 2019
On this day in 1933 FDR gave the first of his fireside chats. It *completely* transformed how presidents communicate with the country.
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Pete Buttigieg, Franklin Roosevelt, and Reshaping the Supreme Court
March 6th, 2019
Is changing the size of the Supreme Court a radical idea? The short answer is no. We take a look at the history of the Court’s changing size, and how this may be an issue in 2020.
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From the Sidelines: The Role of Former Political Stars in New Campaigns
March 1st, 2019
Those who have run for either successfully or not, play a curious role during new campaigns.
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The Life and Death of John Quincy Adams
February 25th, 2019
This weekend marked the death of John Quincy Adams in 1848. JQA led a dramatic life, closely interwoven with the early years of a young United States.
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New Kids in Town: Nixon, Kennedy, and the 116th Congress
February 21st, 2019
The 80th Congress saw the start of Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy’s political careers. We take a look at their parallel divergent paths, and …
George Washington and the Myth of Wooden Teeth
February 18th, 2019
Today we celebrate George Washington’s birthday. Name a fact, any fact about him—first President? Revolutionary War General? Something about a cherry …
EMERGENCY POD: The 25th Amendment
February 14th, 2019
News broke today that the deputy director of the FBI discussed trying to invoke the 25th amendment to remove President Trump from office. So what exactly does the 25th amendment do?
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Bachelors, Boos, and Cory Booker
February 12th, 2019
If elected president, Cory Booker would join the small club of men who held the presidency without a wife.
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Will, We Hardly Knew Ye: The Legacy of William Henry Harrison
February 9th, 2019
Happy birthday to William Henry Harrison! Yes, his presidency was only a month long. Yet it, and his campaign, were deeply consequential in American …
Ted Kennedy & “The Question”
February 4th, 2019
“Why do you want to be president?” This question should have an easy answer. Ted Kennedy learned the hard way what happens when you aren’t prepared …
Origin Stories: Where Do Presidents Come From?
February 2nd, 2019
There are a lot of senators running in 2020. But only three sitting senators have ever become president. This got us thinking—where do presidents come from?
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Predictability of the Unpredictable: Dark Horse Candidates and 2020
January 24th, 2019
American presidential history is filled with twists and turns, and surprise success stories. Today we take a look at a few of the dark horse candidates that changed the game—and what that means for 2020
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Inauguration! Drama
January 20th, 2019
Inaugurations can be dramatic affairs. Today, we take a look back at the end of Harry Truman's presidency, and his involvement in the inaugurations …
Trump, Pelosi, and the State of the Union
January 16th, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written the president asking him to submit a written State of the Union in lieu of a speech. A written address isn't all that unusual. The tradition of a speech has only been set in the last 100 …
To Biden or not to Biden
January 10th, 2019
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT HAS RUN BEFORE, NEVER SUCCESSFULLY. COULD 2020 BE DIFFERENT?
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Polk, Trump, and Politics at the Border
January 8th, 2019
President Trump isn’t the first president to manufacture a crisis at the border as a means to an end. He follows in the footsteps of James K. Polk. …
Instagram Live & Front Porch Campaigns
January 8th, 2019
Presidential hopefuls are increasingly relying on Instagram to get their message across. Is it so different from the front porch campaigns or …
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