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Presidential Chronicles

Podkast av David Fisher

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Welcome to Presidential Chronicles, the series of books, podcasts, and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States. The stories come from David Fisher's robust yet concise biographies of every American President. Fisher tells the stories of these lives with approx. ten episodes episodes for each President, averaging about 12 minutes in length, with each episode delving into a particular aspect of the President's life, along with an assortment of direct quotations, images, and relevant perspective.

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episode Episode #360: John Kennedy #3: The Skipper of PT-109 (1940-1945) cover

Episode #360: John Kennedy #3: The Skipper of PT-109 (1940-1945)

John Kennedy #3: The Skipper of PT-109 (1940-1945); Topics covered include: World War II, peacetime draft, more physical ailments, enlists in the Navy, trained to be a PT boat skipper, deployed to the Solomon Islands, assigned the PT-109, the fateful mission of PT-109 and Kennedy's heroics in saving most of his men, his reaction to the incident, physically unfit for duty, rotated back to the States, the death of his brother Joe, Jr. in Europe, and the reaction to the loss of Joe, Jr. Key people include: Franklin Roosevelt, Joe Kennedy, Sr., Joe Kennedy, Jr., Inga Arvad, John Bulkeley, Kathleen Kennedy, Paul (Red) Fay, Patrick (Pappy) McMahon, Barney Ross, Biuku, Eroni, John Hersey, and Wilford Willy For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

22. mai 2026 - 14 min
episode Episode #359: John Kennedy #2: Harvard (and the World) (1936-1940) cover

Episode #359: John Kennedy #2: Harvard (and the World) (1936-1940)

John Kennedy #2: Harvard (and the World) (1936-1940); Topics covered include: Attends Harvard, JFK's social life, trips to Europe during college, JFK's health, father's government jobs including Ambassador to the UK, rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany, tensions in Europe, Munich Agreement, appeasement, JFK's senior thesis which he turns into a book ("Why England Slept"), and graduation from Harvard Topics covered include: Attends Harvard, JFK's social life, trips to Europe during college, JFK's health, father's government jobs including Ambassador to the UK, rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany, tensions in Europe, Munich Agreement, appeasement, JFK's senior thesis which he turns into a book ("Why England Slept"), and graduation from Harvard For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

21. mai 2026 - 8 min
episode Episode #358: John Kennedy #1: Privileged Youth (1917-1936) cover

Episode #358: John Kennedy #1: Privileged Youth (1917-1936)

John Kennedy #1: Privileged Youth (1917-1936); Topics covered include: Ireland's Potato Famine, Kennedy's family's transition from Ireland to Boston, Marriage of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald and the start of their family, sibling rivalry between John (Jack) Kennedy and older brother Joe, Joseph Kennedy's business success and womanizing, JFK's education, JFK's friends, and JFK's illnesses in youth Key people include: Patrick Kennedy, PJ Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, Thomas Fitzgerald, John (Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald, Rose Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Jr., Lem Billings, Ralph Horton, George St. John, and Harold Laski For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

20. mai 2026 - 9 min
episode Episode #357: Dwight Eisenhower #16: Public Servant No More (1960-1969) cover

Episode #357: Dwight Eisenhower #16: Public Servant No More (1960-1969)

Dwight Eisenhower #16: Public Servant No More (1960-1969); Topics covered include: Election of 1960, end of Eisenhower's presidency including his farewell address, retirement to Gettysburg (PA), writes presidential memoirs, Bay of Pigs, assassination of John Kennedy, 20th anniversary of D-Day, 50th class reunion (West Point), 1964 election, 1968 election, marriage of grandson David to Nixon's daughter Julie, health fades, and death Key people include: Richard Nixon, John Kennedy, Fidel Castro, George Washington, Mamie Eisenhower, John Moaney, Delores Moaney, Milton Eisenhower, John Eisenhower, Bill Ewald, Vernon Walters, Harry Truman, Margaret Truman, Barry Goldwater, David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles de Gaulle, and Doud ("Icky") Eisenhower Correction: Reference at 10:12 should be for "Nixon's daughter" and not "Eisenhower's daughter" For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

19. mai 2026 - 13 min
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