Presidential

A podcast by The Washington Post

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61 Episodes

  1. George H. W. Bush: Restraint

    Published: 10/9/2016
  2. Ronald Reagan: Myths and truths

    Published: 10/2/2016
  3. Jimmy Carter: Keeping the faith

    Published: 9/25/2016
  4. Gerald Ford: It's personal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 5/29/2016

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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]