US History Repeated

The Progressive Era Part 1

This podcast begins our coverage of The Progressive Era. Jeananne has been mentioning "The Progressive Era" in several podcasts, and now...here it is!
Learn how society is transformed during the Progressive Era and some of the public and private sector individuals who had a role in the transformation. 
In part one we touch on Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and settlement houses. We are joined by Katie Vogel, the Public Historian of the Henry Street Settlement in NYC. 
We also will discuss Jane Addams, and Florence Kelley. 
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There is always more to learn!

Presidency of William Howard Taft - Part 2

We continue our podcast coverage of William Howard Taft and delve into his policies, both foreign and domestic. 
Taft separated the Dept of Labor from the Dept of Commerce and both were to hold cabinet positions, he was involved in the creation of corporate taxes, the Children's Bureau, Postal Savings Bank Act, (Allowed for FDIC Insurance).
On the foreign front we talk about Dollar Diplomacy and the creation of what will become known as "Banana Republics".
We cover the election of 1912, as well as his time in the Supreme Court. Taft was the only president to be named to The Supreme Court. He held the title of Chief Justice. Take a listen to get all the interesting details about William Howard Taft!

Presidency of William Howard Taft - Part 1

This podcast is part 1 of 2 on The Presidency of William Howard Taft. WH Taft was the 27th President of the United States.
In this first part we review how Taft became president, his political beginnings and future ambitions. He is the only President that would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice. He held the title of Chief Justice.
Taft continued the trust-busting ways of his predecessor, initiating 80 lawsuits, twice as many as Teddy Roosevelt!
He was instrumental in the creation of the Food and Drug Administration, Dept of Labor and the Children's Bureau.
Taft was not happy in his role as president and really flourished professionally AFTER his presidency, which is also included in part two on Taft.
 
There is always more to learn!

Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt: Part 2

We pick up where we left off with part one on The Presidency of Theodore "Teddy Roosevelt". This part discusses his role as a conservationist, his impact on wildlife preserves, the building of the Panama Canal, his contributions to the museums, as well as how Teddy Bears came to be named after Teddy Roosevelt!
 
All this and more in this podcast.
 
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Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt Part 1

This podcast is part one on the life and Presidency of Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. 
Teddy led a very active life. He was a Reformer, Rough Rider, Trust Buster, Hunter, Outdoorsman, and more. 
He was a progressive reformer and his presidency saw the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which established the Food and Drug Administration to regulate food safety, and the Hepburn Act, which increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. 
 
We don't want to spoil the contents of the podcast and there will be a part two as there was so much to cover....there is always more to learn!
 

Presidency of William McKinley & The Spanish American War

In this podcast we delve into the election of 1896, The Presidency of William McKinley, and the Spanish American War. This period begins the transition of the United States into an Imperial Power. 
We also get into the assassination of President McKinley, now the 3rd US president to be killed in office, which brings about the beginnings of full time security detail for the president. The secret service, up until this time, was primarily involved in protection from and hunting down counterfeiting operations! (That was all covered in our previous podcast on the History of Money in the United States!)

Presidencies of Grover Cleveland & Benjamin Harrison

We continue with our "Presidential Series" with the presidencies of both Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. They needed to be done together because of the non-consecutive terms that Cleveland served. The two presidents covered in this podcast were very intertwined.
 
It's a longer one than usual, and we hope you can learn more about these two men. 
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Presidencies of James Garfield & Chester A. Arthur

This US History Repeated podcast is what we call a "History Quickie" as we cover the very abbreviated presidency of James Garfield and then move on to Chester A. Arthur and his taking over and finishing out the four year term of Garfield.
This podcast has murder, intrigue, and some great pop culture references!
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Always more to learn, talk to you soon.