Number One Observatory Circle Podcast
1) No. 49 | Kamala Harris
Although it might not be a perfect parallel to liken Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris to Harry Truman, I have wondered if President-Elect Biden and Democratic leaders chose her as a potential succes...Show More
2) No. 48 | Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence: the vice president who has at so many times been so close to the presidency, yet still so far away. In a singular presidential term marked with so much uncertainty and instabili...Show More
3) No. 47 | Joe Biden
Barack Obama has often been compared to Abraham Lincoln. So, was Joe Biden more like Lincoln’s first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, or his second, Andrew Johnson? Find out in this special episode of...Show More
4) No. 46 | Dick Cheney
There was a turning point in Cheney’s career, in which his view of executive power was altered. While some people look at September 11, 2001, as a defining and transitional moment in Cheney’s understa...Show More
5) Bonus | Lieberman's Faith
Religion is way more intertwined with politics than we realize. This is one of the reasons why Trump chose the devoutly evangelical Pence as his running mate, or why Biden alludes so much to his own R...Show More
6) No. 45 | Al Gore
Many Americans are aware of how interconnected the words “Electoral College” are with the legacy of Vice President Al Gore. He was part of an elite club of only a few incumbent vice presidents who suc...Show More
7) No. 44 | Dan Quayle
1992 was a bizarre election in American history. Going into this election cycle, President George H. W. Bush and his vice president, J. Danforth Quayle were generally doing well. They had achieved dec...Show More
8) Bonus | Dukakis' Running Mate
In 1988 Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. One of the most critical reasons for choosing Bentsen was his home state: Texas. While Texas had bee...Show More
9) No. 43 | George Bush
Tecumseh’s Curse is an unproven hypothesis trying to explain how presidents elected every 20 years have ended up dying in office. But in 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, and despite his ...Show More
10) Bonus | Reagan’s Almost-Co-President
This month, July, forty years ago, the Motor City, that is Detroit, Michigan, was afire with wild speculation on who Ronald Reagan would pick as his running mate. The Reagan campaign knew that they ne...Show More