Presidential Chronicles Podcast
1) Episode #206: Chester Arthur #1: Start in Life (1829-1859)
Chester Arthur #1: Start in Life (1829-1859); Topics covered include: Parents, early travels, Union College, "The Triangle," lawyer, Elizabeth Jennings case, "Bleeding Kansas," sinking of the SS Centr...Show More
2) Episode #205: James Garfield #10: Assassination (1881)
James Garfield #10: Assassination (1881); Topics covered include: Shooting of President James Garfield, medical care of Garfield, antisepsis, innovations: air conditioning and the Induction Balance, t...Show More
3) Episode #204: James Garfield #9: Horatio Alger Myth Comes True (1881)
James Garfield #9: Horatio Alger Myth Comes True (1881); Topics covered include: Horatio Alger Myth, President of the United States, Cabinet selections, Inaugural Address, family in the White House, c...Show More
4) Episode #203: James Garfield #8: Dark Horse (1880-1881)
James Garfield #8: Dark Horse (1880-1881); Topics covered include: Election of 1880, Republican nomination for President, Lawnfield, front porch campaign, conflicts with Roscoe Conkling, and election ...Show More
5) Episode #202: James Garfield #7: A Contentious Election and House Tenure Ends (1876-1880)
James Garfield #7: A Contentious Election and House Tenure Ends (1876-1880); Topics covered include: Election of 1876; Electoral Commission, Compromise of 1877, Presidency of Rutherford Hayes, end of ...Show More
6) Episode #201: James Garfield #6: Life in DC (1867-1873)
James Garfield #6: Life in DC (1867-1873); Topics covered include: Trip to Europe with Lucretia Garfield, Chair Military Affairs Committee, Tenure of Office Act, Impeachment and trial of President And...Show More
7) Episode #200: James Garfield #5: To the House (1863-1866)
James Garfield #5: To the House (1863-1866); Topics covered include: Congressman, political alignment to the Radical Republicans, member Military Affairs Committee, conflict with the Camden and Amboy ...Show More
8) Episode #199: James Garfield #4: General Officer (1862-1863)
James Garfield #4: General Officer (1862-1863); Topics covered include: Battle of Shiloh, ill and convalescence, family relations, Emancipation Proclamation, elected to Congress, idle in Washington DC...Show More
9) Episode #198: James Garfield #3: Leader of Men (1861-1862)
James Garfield #3: Leader of Men (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Enlists Union Army, Colonel 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Battle of Paintsville, Battle of Middle Creek, journey on the Big Sandy ...Show More
10) Episode #197: James Garfield #2: Principal and Politician (1856-1861)
James Garfield #2: Principal and Politician (1856-1861); Topics covered include: Teacher Hiram College, elevated to Principal, marries Lucretia ("Crete") Rudolph, debates William Denton, elected state...Show More