A Day of Presidential History

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2020] On President's Day, we kick off the show by looking at our country's first President. Alexis Coe joins us to discuss her book, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 23, 2020] Jill Watts, Professor of History at California State University San Marcos, discusses her new book The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt.

[REBROADCAST FROM APRIL 15, 2020] Director Mary Wharton joins us to discuss her documentary "Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President"

[REBROADCAST FROM JULY 16, 2020] Former Chief of Protocol for the United States Capricia Penavic Marshall talks about her book, Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work for You. She served as Chief of Protocol during the Obama Administration and was Social Secretary during the Clinton Administration.

[REBOADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 14, 2018] David Priess joins us to discuss his new book, How To Get Rid of President: History's Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives, a look into how presidents have been removed or disempowered throughout history.

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2020]President Trump has been impeached for the second time, and is now facing trial in the Senate. We revisit our conversation with Pulitzer-Prize winning book critic for The Washington Post, Carlos Lozada, who has spent those years reading just about every book written about President Donald Trump and his administration and cultural impact. He draws on over 150 recent volumes for his new book, What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era, which includes myriad cultural observations and conclusions about the 45th president.