Presidential

A podcast by The Washington Post

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58 Episodes

  1. Gerald Ford: It's personal

    Published: 9/18/2016
  2. Richard Nixon: Looking inward

    Published: 9/11/2016
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson: Power

    Published: 9/4/2016
  4. John F. Kennedy: We are all mortal

    Published: 8/28/2016
  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Covert action

    Published: 8/21/2016
  6. Harry S. Truman: Trying to make the right call

    Published: 8/15/2016
  7. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Through Eleanor's eyes

    Published: 8/7/2016
  8. Herbert Hoover: Dealing with disaster

    Published: 7/31/2016
  9. Calvin Coolidge: A tale of two Coolidges

    Published: 7/25/2016
  10. Warren G. Harding: Love and scandal

    Published: 7/18/2016
  11. Woodrow Wilson: A complicated legacy

    Published: 7/11/2016
  12. William Howard Taft: This chief, not that chief

    Published: 7/3/2016
  13. Theodore Roosevelt: Exuberance

    Published: 6/26/2016
  14. William McKinley: The modern campaign

    Published: 6/20/2016
  15. Benjamin Harrison: The president as conservationist

    Published: 6/12/2016
  16. Grover Cleveland: Tell the truth

    Published: 6/5/2016
  17. Chester A. Arthur: Redemption

    Published: 5/29/2016
  18. James A. Garfield: Shot down

    Published: 5/23/2016
  19. Rutherford B. Hayes: The most contested election

    Published: 5/15/2016
  20. Ulysses S. Grant: Lover, fighter, writer

    Published: 5/8/2016

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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]