Visiting the Presidents: Recent Episodes
Joe Faykosh
Visiting the Presidents takes listeners through the birthplaces, homes, gravesites, libraries, and other historical sites associated with the Presidents of the United States. Join Dr. Joe Faykosh as we explore the childhoods, lives, loves, careers, and deaths of these presidents through the sites that were touched by them.
"Send Mike immediately!" the last words of Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States after a sad post-Presidency. Learn about the end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/04/28/season-3-episode-36-lyndon-johnsons-tomb/
Season 1's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch" on his homes!
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“You certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome,” Nellie Connolly said to John F Kennedy, and he responded, "No, you certainly can't." The last words of Kennedy, 35th President of the United States before three shots rang out and ended his life. Learn about his murder, his funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/04/07/season-3-episode-35-john-f-kennedys-tomb/
Season 1's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Brookline" on his birthplace!
Season 2's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port" on his homes!
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"I want to go. I'm ready to go. God, take me." The last words of Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and hero of World War II. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency, health struggles, death, and burial, as well as the gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/03/24/season-3-episode-34-dwight-eisenhowers-tomb/
Season 1's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Denison" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Gettysburg" on his homes!
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"Give 'em Hell, Harry!" reflected the fighting style of Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, an irascible man to the end. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency and relationships with other Presidents, his death, burial, and legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/03/10/season-3-episode-33-harry-s-trumans-tomb/
Season 1's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Lamar" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Independence" on his homes!
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"I have a terrific headache!" Franklin Roosevelt exclaimed, right before slumping over, and ending the longest and one of the most consequential Presidencies. Learn about the end of our 32nd President's administration, his health concerns, decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/02/17/season-3-episode-32-franklin-roosevelts-tomb/
Season 1's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" on his homes!
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"We'd like to thank you, Herbert Hoover!" the song goes, the result of a rough Presidency followed by a stellar post-Presidency. Learn about the end of our 31st President's administration, his long retirement, his decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/02/03/season-3-episode-31-herbert-hoovers-tomb/
Season 1's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and West Branch" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Herbert Hoover Episode: "Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto" on his homes!
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Keep cool with Coolidge...but not too cool! A President renowned for his brevity, Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, masked great pain and real ambivalence about his office. Learn about the end of his administration, his brief retirement, his decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/01/20/season-3-episode-30-calvin-coolidges-tomb/
Season 1's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" on his homes!
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"That's good. Go on; Read some more," the last words of Warren Harding, 29th President of the United States, and our sixth to die in office. Learn about Harding's scandal-plagued Presidency, his health concerns, sudden death, burial, and legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/12/09/season-3-episode-29-warren-hardings-tomb/
Season 1's Warren Harding Episode: "Warren Harding and Blooming Grove" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Warren Harding Episode: "Warren Harding and Marion" on his home!
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"When the machinery is broken...I am ready," the last words of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States. Learn about his difficult final years as President, including his fateful incapacity, his brief post-Presidency, death, burial, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/11/25/season-3-episode-28-woodrow-wilsons-tomb/
Season 1's Woodrow Wilson Episode: "Woodrow Wilson and Staunton" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Woodrow Wilson Episode: "Woodrow Wilson and Washington, DC" on his homes!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York, Boston, Georgia, and Texas, with side jaunts to Oregon and Ohio!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"John Adams and Braintree"
"John Quincy Adams and Quincy"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch"
"Herbert Hoover and West Branch"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park"
"John F Kennedy and Brookline"
"Jimmy Carter and Plains"
"George W Bush and New Haven"
"Barack Obama and Honolulu"
Homes
"John Adams and Peacefield"
"Franklin Pierce and Concord"
"Rutherford Hayes and Spiegel Grove"
"Warren Harding and Marion"
"John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port"
"Jimmy Carter and the Carter Home"
"Barack Obama and Oahu"
Gravesites
"John Adams' Tomb"
"John Quincy Adams' Tomb"
"Franklin Pierce's Tomb"
"Ulysses Grant's Tomb"
"Rutherford Hayes' Tomb"
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The second (and final) diversion from the Presidents content: BONUS episode featuring my trip to Rome, seeing the sites and enjoying the Eternal City, a dream trip for me! Hear about how I planned and executed a trip abroad!
Back to Presidential content in a few weeks!
Part 1: How I Spent My Summer of International Travels, 2025! PARIS!
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A brief diversion from the Presidents content, though I do Visit some Presidents in the City of Lights! BONUS episode featuring my trip to Paris, where I fit statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and a bust of Abraham Lincoln between museums and cathedrals and a lot of walking! Hear about how I planned and executed a trip abroad!
Back to Presidential content in a few weeks!
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"I don't remember that I was ever President," William Howard Taft once said, a decade removed from his tumultuous tenure as 27th President. Learn about his post-Presidency; the real joy of his life, his tenure as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; his death, burial, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/09/23/season-3-episode-27-william-howard-tafts-tomb/
Season 1's William Howard Taft Episode: "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" on his birthplace!
Season 2's William McKinley Episode: "William Howard Taft and Washington, DC" on his homes!
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"Please put out the light, James." The last words of a larger-than-life leader, Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President, whose time after the White House was also full of adventure and excitement. Learn about his action-filled post-Presidency, his illnesses, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/09/09/season-3-episode-26-theodore-roosevelts-tomb/
Season 1's Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill" on his home!
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"It is God's will, not ours." William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, died after a week of suffering from an assassin's bullet, our third President killed in office. Learn about his brief second term, his shooting and death, funeral, and tomb in Canton!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/08/26/season-3-episode-25-william-mckinleys-tomb/
Season 1's William McKinley Episode: "William McKinley and Niles" on his birthplace!
Season 2's William McKinley Episode: "William McKinley and Canton" on his homes!
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We are back for more! More questions and more answers about Presidents, their sites, and all of the fun along the way!
Be sure to check out Part I, but here we will answer:
What crimes have occurred at Presidential sites?
Which President had the worst hygiene?
Which President threw the best parties?
Which President needs MORE statues?
What Presidential legacies have improved over time, and why?
What sites would get donations from me if I struck it rich?
What is my "white whale" for Presidential sites?
And more!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/06/03/season-3-episode-24-not-grover-clevelands-second-term-question-and-answer-episode/
Part 1: https://visitingthepresidents.buzzsprout.com/1617841/episodes/17275847-s3-e24-not-grover-cleveland-s-second-term-question-and-answer-episode
Season 1's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!
Season 2's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!
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Who says you can't have a second chance? Grover Cleveland did, since joined by Donald Trump, as our only Presidents to serve non-consecutive terms!
We won’t do his gravesite in Princeton Cemetery over…Check out Episode 22, "Grover Cleveland's Tomb" for that info!
Instead, Episode 24 is a Question and Answer with questions submitted by listeners of the “Visiting the Presidents” podcast!
Among the Questions Answered:
Should we re-Visit the no-third term rule?
How do Presidents unwind after serving as President?
Are Presidents through with cemeteries?
Is talking about Presidential deaths a downer?
Does our current sensitivity to mental health alter how we view Presidents who struggled?
Which President would I borrow from in choosing a gravesite?
Whose gravesite is the most extravagant? The most "meh"?
Which Presidential tomb would I re-do?
And more!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/06/03/season-3-episode-24-not-grover-clevelands-second-term-question-and-answer-episode/
Part 2: https://visitingthepresidents.buzzsprout.com/1617841/episodes/17549254-s2-e24a-not-grover-cleveland-s-second-term-question-and-answer-part-2
Season 1's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!
Season 2's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!
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"Are the doctors here?" With those words, the second President Harrison died. Learn about the difficult end of Benjamin Harrison's Presidency, his second marriage, his failing health, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Indianapolis!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/05/20/season-3-episode-23-benjamin-harrisons-tomb/
Season 1's Benjamin Harrison Episode: "Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Benjamin Harrison Episode: "Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis" on his homes!
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"I have tried so hard to do right." Thus ended the extraordinary rise and unprecedented life of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Nobody had ever served in two non-consecutive terms before, and Cleveland experienced the hard way how harsh things could be during a financial collapse. Learn about the difficult end of his second term, his more joyful post-Presidency, his failing health, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Princeton Cemetery!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/04/22/season-3-episode-22-grover-clevelands-tomb/
Season 1's Grover Cleveland Episode: "Grover Cleveland and Caldwell" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Grover Cleveland Episode: "Grover Cleveland and Princeton" on his homes!
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Few Presidents had as breezy a time getting to the Executive Mansion, and as horrible a time once he arrived than Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States. Learn about his difficult Presidency, his failing health, brief post-Presidency, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Albany Rural Cemetery!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/04/08/season-3-episode-21-chester-arthurs-tomb/
Season 1's Chester Arthur Episode: "Chester Arthur and Fairfield" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Chester Arthur Episode: "Chester Arthur and Manhattan" on his homes!
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Few Presidents had more potential than James Garfield, 20th President of the United States, and nobody was tortured more in the lead-up to his death. Learn about Rutherford's assassination, his shooting, grisly death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/03/25/season-3-episode-20-james-garfields-tomb/
Season 1's James Garfield Episode: "James Garfield and Moreland Hills" on his birthplace!
Season 2's James Garfield Episode: "James Garfield and Lawnfield" on his homes!
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Rutherford Hayes' life naturally led to the Presidency...what he did with that office might not have represented that, but he was always capable and upright. Learn about Rutherford's post-Presidency, his activism, his death, and burial, as well as his gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/03/11/season-3-episode-19-rutherford-hayes-tomb/
Season 1's Rutherford Hayes Episode: "Rutherford Hayes and Delaware" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Rutherford Hayes Episode: "Rutherford Hayes and Spiegel Grove" on his homes!
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A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! When it comes to Presidential sites, especially birthplaces and gravesites, Louis Picone wrote the book on them...Literally! Join me for a talk with Louis, author of "Where the Presidents Were Born," "The President is Dead!" and "Grant's Tomb," and his ideas about Presidential sites, historical commemorations, and much more!
Check out LouisPicone.com Louis, his scholarship, and more!
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What a rise to the Presidency! What a wild post-Presidency! Few Presidents had a quicker rise to power, and a shocking, tragic demise than Ulysses Grant, 18th President of the United States. Learn about Grant's post-Presidency, including his world tour, his tragic illness and death, burial, and legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/02/18/season-3-episode-18-ulysses-grants-tomb/
Season 1's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Ulysses Grant and Galena" on his homes!
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Few Presidents had as many lives as Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, serving in every elected position possible from Tennessee, treated as loyal hero and hated traitor, our first impeached President, and our only to return to the Senate after his term! Learn about Johnson's post-Presidency, his death, burial, and legacy!
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Season 1's Andrew Johnson Episode: "Andrew Johnson and Raleigh" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Andrew Johnson Episode: "Andrew Johnson and Greeneville" on his home!
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"She won't think anything about it," Abraham Lincoln's last words. Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was our first assassinated President, and his funeral and burial both had their own adventures (and misadventures)! Learn about Lincoln's final weeks, his murder, burial, and legacy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/01/21/season-3-episode-16-abraham-lincolns-tomb/
Season 1's Abraham Lincoln Episode: "Abraham Lincoln and Sinking Spring" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Abraham Lincoln Episode: "Abraham Lincoln and Springfield" on his home!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The third and final leg: join me as I visit Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 1"!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 2"!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell"
"William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation"
"John Tyler and Greenway"
"Zachary Taylor and Montebello"
"Woodrow Wilson and Staunton"
Homes
"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello"
"James Madison and Montpelier"
"James Monroe and Highland"
"Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage"
"John Tyler and Sherwood Forest"
"James Polk and Columbia"
"Andrew Johnson and Greeneville"
"Bill Clinton and Chappaqua"
Gravesites
"Thomas Jefferson's Tomb"
"James Madison's Tomb"
"James Monroe's Tomb"
"Andrew Jackson's Tomb"
"John Tyler's Tomb"
"James Polk's Tomb"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips: join me as I visit upstate New York, the Hamptons, Manhattan, Washington DC, and more!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 1"!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park"
"George W Bush and New Haven"
Homes
"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald"
"Millard Fillmore and East Aurora"
"James Buchanan and Wheatland"
"Ulysses Grant and Galena"
"Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan"
"Grover Cleveland and Princeton"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill"
"William Howard Taft and Washington DC"
"Woodrow Wilson and Washington DC"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs"
"Harry S Truman and Independence"
"Gerald Ford and Alexandria"
"Barack Obama and Kalorama (and Maui)"
Graves
"John Quincy Adams' Tomb"
"Martin Van Buren's Tomb"
"Millard Fillmore's Tomb"
"James Buchanan's Tomb"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The first of three trips, join me as I visit Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Rutherford Hayes and Delaware (OH)"
"Warren Harding and Blooming Grove"
"Herbert Hoover and West Branch"
"Dwight Eisenhower and Denison"
"Ronald Reagan and Tampico"
Homes
"Ulysses Grant and Galena"
"Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis"
"Warren Harding and Marion"
"Harry S Truman and Independence"
"Gerald Ford and Alexandria"
"Barack Obama and Kalorama (and Maui)"
Graves
"Thomas Jefferson's Grave"
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"Oh, Lord God Almighty, as thou wilt!" The final words of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, and today regarded as one of the worst. Learn about the end to Buchanan's Presidency, his lonely years after, his death, burial, and other commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/10/22/season-3-episode-15-james-buchanans-tomb/
Season 1's James Buchanan Episode: "James Buchanan and Cove Gap" on his birthplace!
Season 2's James Buchanan Episode: "James Buchanan and Wheatland" on his home!
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Enigmatic to the end, our 14th President, Franklin Pierce, passed away without family present and no last words recorded. Learn about the end of Pierce's Presidency, his tragic post-Presidency, his death, burial, commemorations, and more!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/10/08/season-3-episode-14-franklin-pierces-tomb/
Season 1's Franklin Pierce Episode: "Franklin Pierce and Hillsborough" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Franklin Pierce Episode: "Franklin Pierce and Concord" on his homes!
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"The nourishment is palatable," the last words of our oft-forgotten 13th President, Millard Fillmore. Learn about the end of Fillmore's Presidency, his active post-Presidency, including his run at the office again, his death, burial, commemorations, and more!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/09/24/season-3-episode-13-millard-fillmores-tomb/
Season 1's Millard Fillmore Episode-"Millard Fillmore and Moravia" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Millard Fillmore Episode-"Millard Fillmore and East Aurora" on his homes!
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"I have tried to discharge my duties faithfully. I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.” The 12th President of the United States, Zachary Taylor was also our second to die in office; like his predecessor, his body will be moved three different times, and even exhumed! Learn about his brief Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his multiple moves!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/09/10/season-3-episode-12-zachary-taylors-tomb/
Season 1's Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Montebello" on his birthplace!
Season 2's Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Louisville" on his home!
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"I love you, Sarah, for all eternity, I love you.” So died James Polk, 11th President of the United States, our shortest post-Presidency, and the youngest to die, at the time! Learn about his brief post-Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his multiple moves!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/08/27/season-3-episode-11-james-polks-tomb/
Season 1's James K Polk Episode-"James K Polk and Pineville" on his birthplace!
Season 2's James K Polk Episode-"James K Polk and Columbia" on his home!
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"Doctor, I am going. Perhaps it is best.” Our First President to die in a foreign country, John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.! Learn about his tumultuous post-Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his controversial gravesite!
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Season 1's John Tyler Episode-"John Tyler and Greenway Plantation" on his birthplace!
Season 2's John Tyler Episode-"John Tyler and Sherwood Forest" on his home!
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BONUS episode featuring my Christmas break with Presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into my Visits home between Arizona and Ohio (and New Orleans?). Join me as I Visit Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana!
Sites Visited Include:
Abraham Lincoln and Sinking Spring
William Henry Harrison and Grouseland
Abraham Lincoln and Springfield
William Henry Harrison's Tomb
Zachary Taylor's Tomb
Abraham Lincoln's Tomb
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"I wish you to understand the true principles of government; I wish them carried out, I ask nothing more.” William Henry Harrison exited the world just one month after taking office as the 9th President of the United States, a shocking and tragic end to a long life. Learn about Harrison's brief Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his gravesite!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/05/21/season-3-episode-9-william-henry-harrisons-tomb/
Season 1's William Henry Harrison Episode-"William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation"
Season 2's William Henry Harrison Episode-"William Henry Harrison and Grouseland"
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"There is but one reliance." Martin Van Buren, our 8th President was a career politician, living and breathing politics to the very end. Hear about the end of his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/05/07/season-3-episode-8-martin-van-burens-tomb/
Season 1's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"
Season 2's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald"
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"Do not cry; be good children and we shall meet in heaven." Andrew Jackson, our 7th President, lived hard, and died harder, a man who rarely took an easy breath throughout his long life. Hear about his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/04/23/season-3-episode-7-andrew-jacksons-tomb/
Season 1's Andrew Jackson Episode-"Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws"
Season 2's Andrew Jackson Episode-"Andrew Jackson and The Hermitage"
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"This is the last of Earth but I am composed!" Fewer Presidents have had a more difficult Presidency, and given more in their post-Presidency than John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. Hear about his Presidency, his remarkable life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/04/09/season-3-episode-6-john-quincy-adams-tomb/
Season 1's John Quincy Adams Episode-"John Quincy Adams and Braintree/Quincy"
Season 2's John Quincy Adams Episode-"John Quincy Adams and Peacefield"
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Another Fourth, another President's death! Hear about the strange afterlife of James Monroe, our first President to die away from his home, and one of the first to be transferred from one state to another! Learn about James Monroe's brief post-Presidency, death, and commemorations!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/03/26/season-3-episode-5-james-monroes-tomb/
Season 1's James Monroe Episode-"James Monroe and Colonial Beach"
Season 2's James Monroe Episode-"James Monroe and Highland"
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James Madison, the last of the Founding Presidents to pass, but one supremely focused on his historical legacy. Journey back to Montpelier to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and what this means for the memory of the Fourth President! Learn about James Madison's long post-presidency, his death, and the ways he is commemorated!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/03/12/season-3-episode-4-james-madisons-tomb/
Season 1's James Madison Episode-"James Madison and Port Conway"
Season 2's James Madison Episode-"James Madison and Montpelier"
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"Thomas Jefferson surives!"--famous last words. While not true in a corporeal sense, Jefferson's legacy is with us and debated here. Journey back to Monticello to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and an outsized contribution to our country! Learn about Thomas Jefferson, Third President, and his long post-presidency, his death, and the ways he is commemorated!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/02/27/season-3-episode-3-thomas-jeffersons-tomb/
Season 1's Thomas Jefferson Episode-"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell"
Season 2's Thomas Jefferson Episode-"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello"
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"Querulous, bald, blind, crippled, toothless" John Adams! And those are the compliments! We are back in Quincy and checking out the church that holds TWO presidents' graves, as well as their spouses! Learn about John Adams' long post-presidency, his death, and the way he is commemorated!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/02/13/season-3-episode-2-john-adams-tomb/
Season 1's John Adams Episode-"John Adams and Braintree"
Season 2's John Adams Episode-"John Adams and Peacefield"
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"First in War, First in Peace, First...President in a Grave?!" We are back and checking out George Washington's precedence-setting end of term, post-Presidency, death, and gravesite!
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Season 1 George Washington Episode-"George Washington and Pope Creek"
Season 2 George Washington Episode-"George Washington and Mount Vernon"
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We are coming back for Season 3 of "Visiting the Presidents," focused on Visiting the Presidents' gravesites! Hear what you can expect from each new episode as well as some things to keep in mind as we explore the end of Presidents' administrations, their transitions, their post-Presidency, deaths, and commemorations!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips, join me as I visit New York State and City, Washington, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, St. Louis, and Arizona!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 1"!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 2"!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"James Garfield and Moreland Hills"
"William McKinley and Niles"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park"
"Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"
Homes
"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello"
"James Monroe and Highland"
"Abraham Lincoln and Springfield"
"Ulysses Grant and Galena"
"James Garfield and Lawnfield"
"Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan"
"Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill"
"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs"
"Barack Obama and Oahu (and Kalorama)"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips, join me as I visit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and DC!
Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 1"!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell"
"William Henry Harrison and the Berkeley Plantation"
"John Tyler and Greenway Plantation"
"James Polk and Pineville"
"Zachary Taylor and Montebello"
"Woodrow Wilson and Staunton"
Homes
"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello"
"James Madison and Montpelier"
"James Monroe and Highland"
"John Tyler and Sherwood Forest"
"William Howard Taft and Washington DC"
"Woodrow Wilson and Washington DC"
"Warren Harding and Marion"
"Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto"
"Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"
"Gerald Ford and Alexandria"
"Bill Clinton and Chappaqua"
"Barack Obama and Oahu (and Kalorama)"
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BONUS Episode featuring Presidential hauntings and ghost stories from the White House, as well as a short history of how Americans fell in love with hauntings!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The first of three trips, join me as I visit Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh"
"George W Bush and New Haven"
Homes
"James Polk and Columbia"
"Zachary Taylor and Louisville"
"Andrew Johnson and Greeneville"
"George HW Bush and Kennebunkport"
"George W Bush and Crawford"
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We are recapping the Presidential Homes we Visited in Season 2! I will give out Presidential Home Superlatives, including, Most Improved, Can't Wait to ReVisit, and and Best Gardens, and rank my Top FIFTEEN Favorite Homes!
Let's ring out Season 2 with this fun episode and get excited for Season 3!
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Check out Season 1's Birthplace Rankings and Recap: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/12/21/episode-47-season-1-recap-and-birthplace-ranking/
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I am turning this Episode over to my listeners to hear about what sites and episodes you enjoyed hearing the most! I am also laying out what to expect in Season 3!
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Our First State and Current President go hand-in-hand! Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States: our first President from Delaware, and with an extensive real-estate portfolio! Learn about Joe's political career and time as Vice President; his election and Presidency; his wives, and family; and his homes!
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Season 1's Joe Biden Episode: "Joe Biden and Scranton"
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Titan of real estate, and 45th President of the United States, we will explore the many homes of Donald Trump! Learn about Donald's career; turn to politics; his wives and family; and his many larger-than-life homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/29/season-2-episode-45-donald-trump-and-mar-a-lago/
Season 1's Donald Trump Episode: "Donald Trump and Queens"
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From Hawaii to Chicago to DC and Martha's Vineyard, we will explore the many homes of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States! Learn about his meteoric rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Michelle, and daughters; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/15/season-2-episode-44-barack-obama-and-kalorama/
Season 1's Barack Obama Episode: "Barack Obama and Honolulu"
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Let's head Deep in the Heart of Texas for the home of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, just outside Crawford! Nowhere could George W be more himself than in the natural setting (and away from Washington)! Learn about George's career; his elections and Presidency; his wife, Laura, and daughters; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/01/season-2-episode-43-george-w-bush-and-crawford/
Season 1's George W Bush Episode: "George W Bush and New Haven"
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In an Empire State of Mind again for the home of Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States! How did the confirmed Southern Democrat end up in Yankee territory? Listen as we explore Bill Clinton's political career; his election and Presidency; his wife, Hillary, and daughter; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/04/17/season-2-episode-42-bill-clinton-and-chappaqua/
Season 1's Bill Clinton Episode: "Bill Clinton and Hope"
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From New England to Texas, the Bushes left a legacy as big as the Texas sky! We will travel to Kennebunkport, Maine, and Houston, Texas, as well as many other homes in between, looking at George HW Bush, 41st President! Learn about George's political career and long resume; his vice presidency, election, and Presidency; his wife, Barbara, and children; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/04/03/season-2-episode-41-george-hw-bush-and-kennebunkport/
Season 1's George HW Bush Episode: "George HW Bush and Milton"
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What we've got here is NOT a failure to communicate with the Great Communicator's homes in California! Learn about Ronald Reagan's turn to national politics; his election and Presidency; his wives, Jane Wyman and Nancy Davis Reagan, and children; as well as his homes in Sacramento, Bel Air, and the Rancho del Cielo!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/03/20/season-2-episode-40-ronald-reagan-and-rancho-del-cielo/
Season 1's Ronald Reagan Episode: "Ronald Reagan and Tampico"
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Georgia, We've Got You on Our Mind! We are heading back to the sleepy town of Plains, Georgia, and the home of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Just across town from his birthplace, learn about Jimmy Carter's home, as well as his political rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Rosalynn, and children, and more!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/03/06/season-2-episode-39-jimmy-carter-and-plains/
Season 1's Jimmy Carter Episode: "Jimmy Carter and Plains"
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We are heading across the USA with Gerald Ford, 38th President, and his homes in Alexandria, Virginia; Vail, Colorado; and Rancho Mirage, California. Hear about Gerald's political career; sudden vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Betty, and family; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/02/20/season-2-episode-38-gerald-ford-and-alexandria/
Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha"
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Heading to the Golden State and the sunny beaches of San Clemente, with La Casa Pacifica, home of Richard Nixon, 37th President! Learn about Richard Nixon's political career; his election defeat and victory; his Presidency; his wife, Pat, and daughters; as well as his various homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/02/06/season-2-episode-37-richard-nixon-and-la-casa-pacifica/
Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"
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Heading to the Lone Star State and the bigger-than-life Lyndon Johnson and LBJ Ranch! Learn about our 36th President and his political rise; his vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Lady Bird, and daughters; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/01/23/season-2-episode-36-lyndon-johnson-and-the-johnson-ranch/
Season 1's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"
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Among our most iconic and urbane Presidents, let's look at the many homes of John F Kennedy, 35th President, and his young family! We will explore John's political rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Jacqueline, and children; and his homes in Cape Cod, Virginia, and Palm Beach!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/01/09/season-2-episode-35-john-f-kennedy-and-hyannis-port/
Season 1's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Brookline"
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A man, and general of the world, let's explore the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower and his home in Gettysburg! We'll discuss his military career and public life; his turn to politics and election; his Presidency; his wife, Mamie, and son; and his many homes, but especially the farm at Gettysburg!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/12/26/season-2-episode-34-dwight-eisenhower-and-gettysburg/
Season 1's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Denison"
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Special BONUS Episode bringing you celebrations and festivities from the Ghosts of Presidential Christmases Past and Present, including White House celebrations, parties, decorations, and more! We also explore how Christmas in America has evolved and how the Presidents reflect the holiday and its celebration!
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You can take Harry S Truman out of Independence, but you can't take the Independence out of Harry S Truman! Learn about the 33rd President's lightning-quick ascension into the top office; his election and administration; his wife, Bess, and daughter; as well as his home at Independence!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/12/12/season-2-episode-33-harry-s-truman-and-independence/
Season 1’s Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Lamar"
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Our longest serving President had some wonderful estates to call home, each wonderfully preserved! Let's Visit Franklin Roosevelt and his homes in Warm Springs, Georgia, (the "Little White House"!) and Hyde Park, New York, as well as stops in Manhattan and Campobello Island! Learn about his political rise and struggles to overcome his illness; his elections and Presidency; his wife, Eleanor, and children; and his homes!
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Season 1’s Franklin Roosevelt Episode: "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The third of three trips, join me as I visit New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas!
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Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
John Adams and Braintree
John Quincy Adams and Quincy
Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook
Grover Cleveland and Caldwell
Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan
Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch
Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park
George HW Bush and Milton
Bill Clinton and Hope
Homes
John Adams and Peacefield
John Quincy Adams and Peacefield
Andrew Jackson and The Hermitage
Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald
Zachary Taylor and Louisville
Millard Fillmore and East Aurora
Franklin Pierce and Concord
Chester Arthur and Manhattan
Grover Cleveland and Princeton
Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill
Calvin Coolidge and Northampton
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"A chicken in every pot, and two cars in every garage!" Visiting Herbert Hoover, he'd be able to afford it! Not so much for Americans wracked by the Great Depression. Learn about Herbert Hoover's philanthropy and turn to politics; his election and Presidency; his wife, Lou, and sons; and his many homes!
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For being Silent Cal, there's a lot to say about Calvin Coolidge and his homes! Learn about the 30th President; his political career; his vice presidency and ascendancy to Presidency; his wife, Grace, and sons; and his homes in Northampton, MA, and Plymouth Notch, VT!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/10/31/season-2-episode-30-calvin-coolidge-and-northampton/
Season 1's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips, join me as I visit Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Birthplaces
George Washington and Pope's Creek
Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell
James Madison and Port Conway
James Monroe and Colonial Beach
Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws
William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation
John Tyler and Greenway Plantation
James Polk and Pineville
Zachary Taylor and Montebello
Jimmy Carter and Plains
Homes
George Washington and Mount Vernon
Thomas Jefferson and Monticello
James Madison and Montpelier
James Monroe and Highland
John Tyler and Sherwood Forest
Woodrow Wilson and Washington, D.C.
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Checking out the last of the Buckeye State Presidents, Warren Harding, 29th President, and his home in Marion, Ohio! We'll examine the Available Man/Bloviator-in-Chief, and his unique rise to power; his dynamic wife, Florence; his scandals; and his home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/10/17/season-2-episode-29-warren-harding-and-marion/
Season 1's Warren Harding Episode: "Warren Harding and Blooming Grove"
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Bringing you a special, location-specific post! Your guide to Visiting the Presidents in the Big Apple, as we go through the birthplaces, gravesites, and homes of the Presidents who called New York City home--no matter how brief!
Created in collaboration with Ryan Purcell and The Gotham Center for New York City History!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/10/10/visiting-new-york-citys-presidents/
Featured Episodes:
"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"Donald Trump and Queens"
"George Washington and Mount Vernon"
"James Monroe and Highland"
"Ulysses Grant and Galena"
"Chester Arthur and Manhattan"
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Staying put in Washington for the home of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, after he left the White House! Learn about Woodrow's unique rise to the office; his election and tumultuous Presidency; his illness; his wives, Ellen and Edith, and daughters; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/10/03/season-2-episode-28-woodrow-wilson-and-washington-d-c/
Season 1's Woodrow Wilson Episode: "Woodrow Wilson and Staunton"
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. first of three parts, join me as I visit California, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio!
Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:
Ulysses Grant Birthplace
Benjamin Harrison Birthplace
William Howard Taft Birthplace
Herbert Hoover Birthplace
Dwight Eisenhower Birthplace
Lyndon Johnson Birthplace
Richard Nixon Birthplace
Gerald Ford Birthplace
Ronald Reagan Birthplace
Rutherford Hayes' Spiegel Grove
James Garfield's Lawnfield
William McKinley and Canton
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Heading to the Capitol for the first of many visits, this time for the home of William Howard Taft in the Kalorama neighborhood! Learn about William Howard's legal and political career; his election and Presidency; his wife, Helen, and accomplished children; as well as his many homes!
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Season 1's William Howard Taft Episode: "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati"
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Heading back to the Empire State and the stately home of Theodore Roosevelt, the iconic 26th President. Learn about Theodore's political career; his Vice Presidency and game-changing Presidency; his wives, Alice and Edith, and children; as well as his sprawling estate, Sagamore Hill, on Long Island!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/09/05/season-2-episode-26-theodore-roosevelt-and-sagamore-hill/
Season 1's Theodore Roosevelt Episode: "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
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A Visiting the Presidents BONUS! Andrew and I met because of "Visiting the Presidents" and we have developed a great friendship, sharing a love for Presidents and travel. Hear Andrew's perspective on these presidential travels, his favorite sites, and his ideas about the importance of travel!
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Heading back to the Buckeye State and Canton, Ohio, and the homes of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States! Find out what happened to the famous front-porch campaign house, as well as how his other home is now commemorated, as well as his political career, election and Presidency, his wife, Ida, and family, and more!
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Season 1's William McKinley Episode: "William McKinley and Niles"
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How many of us just want a second chance? Grover Cleveland did, winning the popular vote for the third straight time (only Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt can claim that!) and becoming our only president to serve non-consecutive terms!
We won’t do his home at Westland over…Check out Episode 22, "Grover Cleveland and Princeton," for that info!
Instead, Episode 24 is a Question and Answer with questions submitted by listeners of the “Visiting the Presidents” podcast!
Among the Questions Answered:
Who is the best "Never-Ran"?
What do I look for on a Re-Visit at a Presidential site?
Which Presidents made the most money after the Presidency?
Which Presidents could have used a Grover Cleveland-esque cooling off period between terms?
What were some of the Presidents' favorite books?
Who was among our most stylish Presidents? What effect did that have?
How did the First Lady's role change over time?
Which Presidential site makes the best wedding venue?
Which Presidential home would I most have wanted to grow up in?
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Episode Page: "Season 2 NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"
Season 1's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"
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Hoosier 23rd President? Benjamin Harrison! Let's explore Benjamin's beautiful home in Indianapolis, as well as his political career; election and Presidency; and his wives, Caroline and Mary, and children!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/08/09/season-2-episode-23-benjamin-harrison-and-indianapolis/
Season 1's Benjamin Harrison Episode: “Benjamin Harrison and North Bend”
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Grover the Good? Or Grover the Non-Consecutive? Whichever you pick, Grover Cleveland has quite the life story, and we'll explore his political rise; his contentious elections and two Presidencies; his wife, Frances, and children; and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/08/01/season-2-episode-22-grover-cleveland-and-princeton/
Season 1's Grover Cleveland Episode: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/15/episode-22-grover-cleveland-and-caldwell/
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Forgotten President in the Big City, Chester Alan Arthur's home is still standing, but under very different management! Learn about Arthur's reluctant turn to politics; his vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Ellen, and children; and what happened to his home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/07/25/season-2-episode-21-chester-arthur-and-new-york-city/
Season 1's Chester Alan Arthur Episode: "Chester Alan Arthur and Fairfield"
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A Visiting the Presidents BONUS! Kurt and I became friends through our various social media profiles dedicated to Presidential sites. Hear Kurt's perspective on these presidential travels, why he enjoys "hunting graves," and his favorite Presidential graves and homes!
Check out Kurt's website KurtsHistoricSites.com and find him on Instagram at @kdgravehunter!
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Lawnfield is not the most creative name, but it is a very attractive and historic mansion, containing the history of one of our most brilliant men to become President, James Garfield! Learn about James' political rise; his election and brief presidency; his wife, Lucretia, and children; as well as his beautiful home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/07/12/season-2-episode-20-james-garfield-and-lawnfield/
Season 1's James Garfield Episode: "James Garfield and Moreland Hills"
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Rutherford Hayes' fraudulent status did not extend to his amazing home, Spiegel Grove, in Fremont, Ohio! Listen as we explore Hayes' political rise; his approach to his single term as 19th President; his wife, Lucy, and family; as well as his incredible home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/07/05/season-2-episode-19-rutherford-hayes-and-spiegel-grove/
Season 1's Rutherford Hayes Episode: "Rutherford Hayes and Delaware (OH)"
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Unconditionally Surrender to Ulysses Grant's Episode on his homes in St. Louis, Mount McGregor, and of course, Galena, Illinois. Learn about the 18th President's transition from military life to politics, his tumultuous presidency, his wife, Julia, and family, as well as his homes!
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Season 1's Ulysses Grant's Episode: "Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant"
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A Visiting the Presidents BONUS! Brittany got to see my love for Presidents firsthand, and we shared a lot of formative memories as a family around traveling. Hear her perspective on these presidential travels! Listen to Brittany's version of events and the importance of travel!
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Tennessee Johnson built a real home for himself at the foot of the Great Smokey Mountains, rising from illiterate tailor to 17th President of the United States! Learn about Andrew Johnson's political career and beliefs, his tumultuous term as vice president and even more tumultuous term as President, his wife, Eliza, and children, as well as his home(s) in Greeneville!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/06/21/season-2-episode-17-andrew-johnson-and-greeneville/
Season 1's Andrew Johnson Episode: "Andrew Johnson and Raleigh"
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Honest Abe is so iconic: the log cabin, the stove pipe hat, the beard! Let's explore Abraham Lincoln and the 16th President's home in Springfield, Illinois--not just his house, but the neighborhood, as we learn about his political rise, his presidency, his wife, Mary, and sons, as well as the place he called home.
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Season 1's Abraham Lincoln Episode: Abraham Lincoln and Sinking Spring!
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Check out Ol' Buck in Wheatland! Learn about James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, and his home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania! Listen to his political rise, his tragic administration, his personal life, and, of course, his great home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/06/07/season-2-episode-15-james-buchanan-and-wheatland/
Season 1 James Buchanan Episode: “James Buchanan and Cove Gap”
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Handsome Frank of the Granite State, Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States! We will explore his homes in Concord, New Hampshire, as well as his melancholic home life, his political career of starts and stops, as well as his administration!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/31/season-2-episode-14-franklin-pierce-and-concord/
Season 1 Franklin Pierce Episode: “Franklin Pierce and Hillsborough”
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A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! Nate and Alex have indulged my love for travel and we've met up in several places across the country, so I wanted to get their perspective on these presidential travels! Listen to Nate and Alex's version of events and the importance of travel!
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"Millard Fillmore was President?!" And he lived where? Learn about Millard Fillmore, 13th President, and his political rise and administration, his wives and children, and his homes in Buffalo and East Aurora!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/24/season-2-episode-13-millard-fillmore-and-east-aurora/
Season 1 Millard Fillmore Episode-"Millard Fillmore and Moravia"
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Tracking down Ol' Rough and Ready, Zachary Taylor, 12th President, and his homes in locations like Louisville, Baton Rouge, and along the Mississippi River! Learn about Zachary's military career and turn to politics, his brief administration, his wife, Peggy, and children, as well as what happened to his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/17/season-2-episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-louisville/
Season 1 Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Montebello"
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Young Hickory around the house! Heading back to the Volunteer State for Columbia, and the home of James Polk, 11th President! Learn about Polk's unique approach to work, his political rise and election, his tumultuous administration, his wife, Sarah, and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/10/season-2-episode-11-james-polk-and-columbia/
Season 1 James Polk Episode-"James Polk and Pineville"
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Every “outlaw” needs a Sherwood Forest! Head back to the James River area for Sherwood Forest, home of John Tyler, 10th President, outside Charles City, Virginia! Hear about Tyler's complex political rise, his unprecedented ascension, his sprawling family, and his iconic home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/05/03/season-2-episode-10-john-tyler-and-sherwood-forest/
Season 1 John Tyler Episode-"John Tyler and Greenway Plantation"
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Way down on the Wabash River, Far, Far, From Home! in Vincennes, Indiana, is Grouseland, the home of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States! While he doesn't get to serve for long, learn about the long path he took to get to the Executive Mansion, his sprawling family, and his homes!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/04/26/season-2-episode-9-william-henry-harrison-and-grouseland/
Season 1 William Henry Harrison Episode-"William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation"
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We are heading back up to Ol' Kinderhook, New York, and the striking home of Martin Van Buren, 8th President, Lindenwald! Hear about Martin's political rise and skill at building connections, his wife and children, his presidency, and the great Lindenwald!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/04/19/season-2-episode-8-martin-van-buren-and-lindenwald/
Season 1 Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"
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Old Hickory at Home! We are on the road to one of the most iconic Presidential homes, The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, 7th President, outside of Nashville! Learn about his pre-Presidency, his campaigns and administration, as well as his wife, Rachel, and of course, his home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/04/12/season-2-episode-7-andrew-jackson-and-the-hermitage/
Season 1 Andrew Jackson Episode-"Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws"
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We are heading back to the Old House at Peacefield, the home of both John and John Quincy Adams, 2nd and 6th President, in Quincy, Massachusetts! Learn about John Quincy's extensive pre-presidency resume, his controversial election and term, his wife, Louisa, and unique approach to parenting, as well as his contribution to his parents' home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/04/05/john-quincy-adams-and-the-old-house-peacefield/
Season 1 John Quincy Adams Episode-"John Quincy Adams and Quincy/Braintree"
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Heading to James Monroe's Highland, just up the road from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Learn about the fifth President, his political career and presidency, his wife, Elizabeth, and their homes, especially Highland! One of the most interesting historical interpretations currently underway!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/29/season-2-episode-5-james-monroe-and-highland/
Season 1 James Monroe Episode-"James Monroe and Colonial Beach"
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The Father of the Constitution and fourth President, James Madison, had a beautiful mansion, and spent the most time at the same site of any president besides FDR, his lovely home, Montpelier! Learn about Madison's pre-presidency, his election and tumultuous administration, as well as his vivacious wife, Dolley, and, of course, his Montpelier!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/22/season-2-episode-4-james-madison-and-montpelier/
Season 1 James Madison Episode-"James Madison and Port Conway"
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Thomas Jefferson, the "Sage of Monticello," the President most tied to his home and whose fingerprints are around every corner. Learn about Jefferson's pre-Presidency, his election and term, his family and scandals, as well as his iconic home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/15/season-2-episode-3-thomas-jefferson-and-monticello/
Season 1 Thomas Jefferson Episode-"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell"
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You think "Peace" and think "John Adams," right? We head back to Quincy for Peacefield, the home of John, Abigail, and John Quincy Adams, with four generations helping put an imprint on this home. Hear about John's growing political career, presidency, and about the impact of Abigail on his rise!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/08/season-2-episode-1-john-adams-and-peacefield/
Season 1 John Adams Episode-"John Adams and Braintree"
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Our King—sorry, President—of Firsts and his mansion: George Washington's precedence setting presidency, his relationships, and, of course, his home, Mount Vernon! Both Washington and Mount Vernon are legendary for a reason!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/01/george-washington-and-mount-vernon/
Season 1 George Washington Episode-"George Washington and Pope Creek"
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Season 2 is dominated by iconic Presidential Homes, many of which were built and operated using enslaved labor. What are we talking about when we discuss Presidents as slaveholders? How do sites interpret Presidents and a Plantations' past?
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/02/24/special-bonus-slavery-and-the-presidents/
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We are coming back for Season 2 of "Visiting the Presidents," focused on Visiting the Presidents' homes! Hear what you can expect from each new episode as well as some things to keep in mind as we explore the Presidents and their political career, administrations, and how they lived!
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Every villain and every hero has an origin story, so learn how Visiting the Presidents host Dr. Joe Faykosh learned about travel and had his love for Presidents indulged by his parents. Hear about their own travel ideas, their favorite episodes and appreciation of the presidents, and some of their favorite trips to Presidential sites!
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We are going to recap the Presidential Birthplaces we Visited in Season 1! I will give out Birthplace Superlatives, including Most Beautiful Setting, Most Improved, and Can't Wait to ReVisit, and rank my Top Ten Favorite Birthplaces!
Let's ring out Season 1 with this fun episode and get excited for Season 2!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/12/21/episode-47-season-1-recap-and-birthplace-ranking/
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I am turning this Episode over to my listeners to hear about what sites and episodes you enjoyed hearing the most! I am also laying out what to expect in Season 2 and down the road!
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Our last road trip of the season, to "the Electric City," Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the birthplace of our 46th President, Joe Biden! Learn about Joe's scrappy childhood in Scranton, his education and political career, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/11/30/episode-46-joe-biden-and-scranton/
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We are heading back to the Empire State, and the birthplace of Donald Trump, 45th President, in Jamaica, Queens, New York City! Learn about the Donald's unique childhood and upbringing, how he developed his business and turned towards politics, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/11/23/episode-45-donald-trump-and-queens/
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Aloha! We are heading to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the birthplace of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States! Learn about Barack's childhood, education, and rise in politics, as well as the birthplace controversy. We also explore ongoing efforts to recognize Barack's birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/11/16/episode-44-barack-obama-and-honolulu/
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Heading to see the birthplace of George W Bush, deep in the heart of...Connecticut?! That's right, the Eyes of Texas may have been on W, 43rd President, but his birthplace was on the campus of Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. Learn about W's childhood and education, his turn to politics, and what happened to his birthplace (and childhood home)!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/11/09/episode-43-george-w-bush-and-new-haven/
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Do you believe in a place called Hope? Bill Clinton did! Let's hop in the car and take our only drive to Arkansas, birthplace of the 42nd President, William Jefferson Blythe IV…er, Clinton(!) in Hope! Learn about Bill's tumultuous childhood, the void left by his deceased father and the hard work Bill put into making up that loss, his ambition and political rise, and what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/11/02/episode-42-bill-clinton-and-hope/
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of two parts, join me as I drive through North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont!
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On the road again to Massachusetts, and the birthplace of George H.W. Bush, 41st President, in Milton! Learn about George's privileged childhood, and his education and war experience, his political rise and one of the strongest resumes of any future President! You'll also hear about his birthplace and commemoration!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/26/episode-41-george-h-w-bush-and-milton/
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Heading to the Prairie State for the first and only time, for the birthplace of Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States! Like many before him, Ronald used his sunny optimism and ambition to cover some dark times in his past. Learn about his difficult childhood, his sudden fame, and turn to politics, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/19/episode-40-ronald-reagan-and-tampico/
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We are on the road to Georgia and the birthplace of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter! The first president to be born in a hospital, and someone renowned for his honesty and integrity, learn about how his childhood and education shaped his political life, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/12/episode-39-jimmy-carter-and-plains/
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We are heading back to the Plains State for the birthplace of Gerald Ford (or Leslie Lynch King, Jr.), 38th President of the United States, in Omaha, Nebraska! The presidential birthplace occupied for the least amount of time, and the site for some tragedy in the President's life: Learn about Gerald's resilience, his education and youth, and how his later efforts at playing peacemaker were first seeded, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/10/05/episode-38-gerald-ford-and-omaha/
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Heading out West to the Golden State and the birthplace of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States in Yorba Linda. Few Presidents had as tortured a mindset and we will explore the roots of that: in his childhood trauma, his education, and his quest for power that led him to the Oval Office, as well as what happened to his birthplace cottage!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/28/episode-37-richard-nixon-and-yorba-linda/
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The first of two parts, join me as I drive through Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska to Visit, and Re-Visit, the Presidents!
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Heading back to the Lone Star State for the birthplace of our 36th President, Lyndon Baines Johnson along the Pedernales River, in Stonewall! Learn about Lyndon's childhood and the imprint both of his parents made, his education and energy for back-slapping, and how he applied the art of politics to get to the seat of power, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/21/episode-36-lyndon-johnson-and-stonewall/
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We are heading back to the East Coast for Brookline, Massachusetts, and the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, our 35th President! Few First Families have had as many connections, wealth, and access as the Kennedys, and none have had the amount of tragedy and heartbreak. Learn about John's childhood, dominated by his father and older brother, his childhood illnesses and mischievous streak, and his transformative experience in the Pacific, as well as what happened to his birthplace in Brookline!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/14/episode-35-john-f-kennedy-and-brookline/
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At long last, we head to the Lone Star State for the birthplace of Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President, in Denison! Learn about Ike's childhood and the family's struggles in Texas and Kansas, and how Dwight found his place at West Point and in the military. Truly a man shaped by his time, ready when his country needed him, hear how Ike worked his way to the top as well as what happened to Eisenhower's birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/09/07/episode-34-dwight-eisenhower-and-denison/
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We are heading to the Show-Me State for the only time this season for the birthplace of Harry S Truman, 33rd President, in Lamar! One of the most unlikely rises to the Presidency, and overshadowed by his predecessor, learn about how Harry Truman's childhood in Missouri shaped the man and President he would become, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/31/harry-s-truman-and-lamar/
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Heading back to the Empire State for the fourth time to visit the birthplace of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President, in one of the elite homes of the Hudson River, Springwood in Hyde Park! Learn about how Franklin's childhood of privilege shaped his early worldview, and what happens to change his course and provide him some of the tools that will make him one of the most beloved presidents! Also, we will discuss this one-of-a-kind presidential birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/24/episode-32-franklin-roosevelt-and-hyde-park/
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We are finally crossing the Mississippi for the first time, visiting the rolling hills of Iowa and the birthplace of Herbert Hoover, 31st President, in West Branch! Truly a child born to poverty and heartbreak, learn about how the childhood of Bert shaped the adult and president he was to become, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/17/episode-31-herbert-hoover-and-west-branch/
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Our second trip to the Green Mountain State, and the birthplace of maybe our quietest President, Silent Cal himself! Learn about Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, and his childhood in this idyllic setting and how his childhood tragedies and upbringing shaped the politician and leader, as well as what has happened to his birthplace and town, Plymouth Notch, Vermont!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/10/episode-30-calvin-coolidge-and-plymouth-notch/
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Time to Regulate...Warren G! The last of our Ohio Presidents, and a strong contender for one of the most corrupt administrations. Our 29th President, Warren Harding's strengths were always in his politicking, if not his managerial style, so learn about how these were shaped by his childhood, as well what happened to his birthsite in Blooming Grove!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/08/03/episode-29-warren-harding-and-blooming-grove/
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On the road to the last of our Virginia Presidents, an unreconstructed product of the Old South, in Woodrow Wilson (28th President) and his birthplace in Staunton! Learn about Wilson's childhood and how it shaped his later views, as well as what happened to his home in Staunton!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/27/episode-28-woodrow-wilson-and-staunton/
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Back to the Buckeye State for one of our most reluctant presidents, known more today for the size of his body than the size of his ambition, William Howard Taft, 27th President! Learn about his birthplace in Cincinnati, and how his father helped the pave the way for William, as well as what happened to his birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/20/episode-27-william-howard-taft-and-cincinnati/
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A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! My friend Matt Hochstetler and I have had an annual meet-up to some presidential sites the last few years, and it's usually one of the highlights of my summer. Get his version of visiting some of these sites as well as his take on travel, presidents, and more! You'll love Matt!
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Rough Riders have to be born somewhere, and Teddy Roosevelt, 26th President, picked a whopper: right in the heart of Manhattan, in a lovely brownstone and surrounded by wealth and wonder. Perhaps no president had as many opportunities, and no president exhibited as deep a love for life as Theodore Roosevelt, our third New York-born President, and the man who transformed the Presidency!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/13/episode-26-theodore-roosevelt-and-manhattan/
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Back to the Buckeye State for the 25th President, William McKinley, born in Niles, OH! McKinley is a bridge between the two eras, one of steward presidents (like his fellow Ohioans) and the more dynamic presidents who followed him. Learn about his childhood, service in the Civil War, and rise in Ohio politics, plus what happened to his birthplace in Niles, and what you will find when you visit!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/07/06/episode-25-william-mckinley-and-niles/
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To keep our numbering for the season, Episode 24 is a Question & Answer Episode, featuring questions from some of the top fans of "Visiting the Presidents"! Included in this episode are:
-"Which zodiac sign made the best president?"
-"What was the coolest presidential pet?"
-"Do wars make great presidents?"
-"What did the presidents carry in their pockets?"
-"Which is my favorite presidential site?"
"Uh...why the 1920s for birthplace commemorations? "
This is going to be fun!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/29/episode-24-the-not-grover-clevelands-second-term-question-and-answer-episode/
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Let's hit the road and visit Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President, in North Bend, OH, the only town that claims two presidents (other than New York City and Quincy, Mass)! North Bend was the home of William Henry and his grandson was born in his house. Learn about Benjamin's childhood, the offspring of the famous Harrison clan, and his unique rise to the presidency, as well as what happened to his birthplace and childhood home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/22/episode-23-benjamin-harrison-and-north-bend/
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A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! My friend, Stephanie Gaskill has perhaps visited more presidential sites with me than anyone else, and I wanted to get her perspective on these presidential travels! Listen to Stephanie's version of events and the importance of travel!
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Woke up this morning, got myself a...Grover Cleveland? Let's head to Caldwell, NJ, birthplace of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd (and 24th) President, and the home of Tony Soprano (never elected president). Grover is the only Garden State born president and one of a few whose father moved from town to town as a minister! Learn about Grover's childhood and his quick rise through New York politics, and the temperament that would set Cleveland apart from some contemporaries, as well as what happened to his birthplace home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/15/episode-22-grover-cleveland-and-caldwell/
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Chester who? Our 21st President, and the first from the Green Mountain State, Vermont, and another big birthplace controversy! Find out why Chester Alan Arthur was suspected of not being an American, why his family was always on the move, and why his own lies added to the controversy! Also learn what happened to his birthplace and what kind of commemorations they have in Fairfield, Vermont, as well as what delicious thing I found on my way driving across the beautiful state!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/08/episode-21-chester-alan-arthur-and-fairfield/
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The last of the Log Cabin Presidents! Growing up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, James Garfield, 20th President, had yet another unique upbringing, marked by tragedy and his own perseverance (James might have been the president with the most wide-ranging jobs before becoming Commander-in-Chief)! Learn about James' childhood and political rise, as well as what happened to his birth cabin in Moreland Hills, Ohio!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/01/episode-20-james-garfield-and-moreland-hills/
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What isn't a fraud is Rutherford Hayes' birthplace commemoration in Delaware, Ohio! One of the best examples of a recent birthplace improvement, learn about the connection between a BP Gas Station and Rutherford Hayes' birthplace, as well as a his childhood and rise to political power!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/05/25/episode-19-rutherford-hayes-and-delaware-oh/
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U.S. Grant, our first Buckeye president, born along the Ohio River in Point Pleasant! A man who was mediocre at almost everything UNTIL the Civil War, learn about his childhood and education, as well as what he was doing when the War broke out! We will also explore the life of his birth cabin and the small town of Point Pleasant!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/05/18/episode-18-ulysses-grant-and-point-pleasant/
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The Tailor Tasked with Rebuilding the Union, Andrew Johnson is remembered today as the first to be impeached and a man without a party. Learn about Johnson's hard-won independent streak, and how the extreme poverty of his childhood and lack of education stayed with him throughout his rise to the presidency. Learn, as well, about the three (!) different birthplace commemorations of Andrew Johnson, born at old Casso's Inn in Raleigh, North Carolina!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/05/11/episode-17-andrew-johnson-and-raleigh/
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Time to break out the top hats and Lincoln logs and head on the road to visit the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president! The furthest west of any president until Herbert Hoover (!), learn about Lincoln's rough upbringing on the frontiers of the Midwest, his thirst for knowledge and books, and what happened to his birth cabin and his birth site at Sinking Spring, outside Hodgenville, Kentucky!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/05/04/episode-16-abraham-lincoln-and-sinking-spring/
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Mind the (Cove) Gap! Visiting the birthplace of James Buchanan, possibly one of America's worst presidents, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, gives you an appreciation for life on the unsettled outskirts of the new country, and what Buchanan emerged from. Learn about his rise through the political scene and the role his parents played in his career, as well as what happens to his unique birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/27/episode-15-james-buchanan-and-cove-gap/
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The only presidential birthplace that you need scuba gear to access, come along as we go to New Hampshire for the first and only time, and visit the birthplace of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President! Learn about Pierce's childhood and what he inherits from his parents, his rise in politics and the blind spots he has regarding slavery, along with what happened to his birth cabin...suit up!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/20/episode-14-franklin-pierce-and-hillsborough/
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Millard? Fillmore? Was a president? Come along and visit Millard Fillmore and his birthplace in rural Cuyuga County, New York, and his true rags-to-riches(?) rise to the presidency. Millard was a real product of his time, but his birthplace is commemorated at two separate sites! Learn about one of our forgotten presidents and what we expected of a president during this era!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/13/episode-13-millard-fillmore-and-moravia/
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What kind of Dad do you need to have in order to be president? Do successful presidents have positive relationships with their fathers? What kind of advantages did the presidents get from their Dads?
We'll discuss all this and more in our BONUS episode!
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Old Rough and Ready had to be born somewhere! Learn about Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, and his disputed birthplace at Montebello in Orange County, Virginia, as well as his youth in Kentucky and emergence as a military hero in a lifetime of service! Learn about what happened to Montebello as well as a birthplace controversy!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/06/episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-montebello/
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James K Who? Travel to Pineville, NC, to see the birthplace of James K Polk, 11th President of the United States, and self-styled successor to Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. Learn about his quick rise and intense work ethic, as well as what happened to his birthplace home!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/30/episode-11-james-knox-polk-and-pineville/
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The "Accidental President," the first to become president without being elected to the office, John Tyler grew up just down the road (now John Tyler Highway) from his running mate and predecessor, William Henry Harrison in Charles City, VA! The man without a party has a still standing birthplace: come visit the odd road Tyler took the presidency as well as what has happened to his house!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/23/john-tyler-and-greenway-plantation/
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Ol' Harrison's Landing! Want a presidential birthplace where the president being born there is like the fourth or fifth most interesting part? Come visit the Berkeley Plantation outside Charles City, VA, and the birthplace of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, as well as his interesting childhood as a son of the Revolution! Learn about the Berkeley Plantation’s ties to Thanksgiving, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and...booze? Who DIDN’T visit Berkeley?!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/16/episode-9-william-henry-harrison-and-berkeley-plantation/
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Listeners, are you O.K.? Let's travel to Old Kinderhook, New York, birthplace of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren! Learn about his unique upbringing and his interest as a political operator, along with what happened to his birthplace tavern.
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/09/episode-8-martin-van-buren-and-kinderhook/
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A rollicking trip to locate young, Bloody Andrew Jackson, one of our most controversial presidents and one of the biggest controversies surrounding a presidential birthplace! Jackson is claimed not just by two different sites, but by two different states, a battle of the Carolinas! We will get to the bottom of his birthplace dispute, as well as learn about the events and environment that shaped Jackson’s worldview!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/02/episode-7-andrew-jackson-and-the-waxhaws/
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Growing up on history's doorstep: The first son of a president to become one himself and the closest birthplace of one president to another, come visit John Quincy Adams in Braintree, Mass.! Probably our most accomplished childhood/upbringing of a president ever, we will look at his famous parents and life before the office, along with what happened to his famous birthplace!
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"The Last of the Virginia Dynasty," but one of the best at birthplace commemorations. Come visit James Monroe and his birth, childhood, and upbringing, as we explore his birth site at Colonial Beach, Virginia. He may have been in the shadow of the other Virginia Fathers, but Monroe's birthsite makes clear he is no slouch!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/16/episode-5-james-monroe-and-colonial-beach/
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You never know who you'll run into...Come visit James Madison's birthplace at Belle Grove in Port Conway, Virginia, as we understand his birth, childhood, family life, and formative years, as well as what happened to his site! Bonus stop at a famous site, not far from Madison's birthplace!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/09/episode-4-james-madison-and-port-conway/
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"Thomas Jefferson, Lover of Liberty, was born"...where? Come visit Thomas Jefferson's birthplace in Shadwell, Virginia, as we understand his birth, childhood, family life, and formative years, as well as what happened to his site!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/02/episode-3-thomas-jefferson-and-shadwell/
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Why are you the way that you are? Come visit John Adam's birthplace in Braintree, Massachusetts, as we understand his birth, childhood, family life, and formative years, and learn just what made John Adams the way that he was!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/01/26/episode-2-john-adams-and-braintree/
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You won't forget the first! Listen as we explore George Washington's birth, childhood, education, and early career, and his birthplace, Pope's Creek, Virginia!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/01/16/episode-1-george-washingtons-pope-creek/
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Visiting the Presidents with Joe Faykosh will take listeners through the birthplaces, homes, libraries, museums, and gravesites of the Presidents of the United States, along with other fun historical sites along the way. This episode gives some background on your host, Joe Faykosh, along with the format of the show to come!
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(Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/01/16/about-visiting-the-presidents/ )
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