This American President Podcast
1) US Expansion | McKinley and Roosevelt: Will and Ted’s Imperial Adventure Part 2
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in building an American empire, but they found themselves in an unexpected war against the Philippines. This episode explores the horrors of America’s...Show More
2) The Presidents and the Bible, with Carl J. Richard
Almost every American president has sworn on the Bible to faithfully execute their duties and uphold the Constitution. But what did our presidents actually think about the Bible? Historian Carl J. Ric...Show More
3) America's Fallen Savior Part 3 | Herbert Hoover vs. the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover was a revolutionary figure in American politics -- for many, he represented a new era, in which experts and engineers would dominate the highest levels of government. Upon Hoover's elec...Show More
4) Presidents v. World, with Jonathan Stokes
April 2025 will be remembered as the month when President Donald Trump declared war against the entire world -- a trade war to be exact. Whatever one thinks about his decision, it was a bold move that...Show More
5) Julia Sand and Chester Arthur: How A Random American Woman Influenced A President, with Destry Edwards
Few presidents entered office more distrusted than America's 21st chief executive, Chester A. Arthur. But one American, Julia Sand, believed that he could rise to the occasion. What ensued was one of ...Show More
6) Why the 2024 Presidential Election Was the Wildest Election of Our Lifetimes, with Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
A president in cognitive decline. A beleaguered Vice President. A party in shambles. An ex-president on the verge of the greatest political comeback in American history. And a lot of cat and dog memes...Show More
7) America's Fallen Savior Part 2 | Herbert Hoover Troubleshoots America
Herbert Hoover emerged from World War I with a reputation as the greatest living humanitarian. He would spend the 1920s applying his brilliance and organizational abilities to transforming the America...Show More
8) Clash of the Titans: American Presidents vs America's CEOs, with Tevi Troy
Few people are more powerful than the president of the United States and the CEOs of America's biggest companies. In this episode, presidential historian Tevi Troy explains what happens when they go h...Show More
9) The JFK Assassination That You've Never Heard Of, with Brad Meltzer
Everyone who loves history knows that John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Few, however, know that he was almost assassinated three years earlier. In this episode, bestselling histor...Show More
10) America's Fallen Savior Part 1 | The Rise of Herbert Hoover
His name is synonymous with failure and depression, and yet Herbert Hoover was one of the most brilliant and accomplished Americans of all time. In this episode, we cover Hoover's unlikely rise from o...Show More