Jefferson rebounds from his disastrous and governorship and personal loss to create a political legacy that would define a nation.
00:00 Introduction and Recap
02:30 Jefferson's Role as Ambassador to France
08:00 Jefferson's Return and Political Feuds
15:50 The Formation of Political Parties
23:55 Jefferson's Vice Presidency and Media Strategy
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Aug 22
Arminius: The Man Who Defeated Rome
For centuries, Rome grew unchecked, until one man was able to reverse their fortunes, and free his country. On this episode, we take a look at the story of Arminius, and what it teaches us about how to overcome an unstoppable force. 00:00 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest 03:00 Intr ... Show More
50m 16s
Feb 2025
Thomas Jefferson, le président américain francophile, avec Laurent Zecchini
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Thomas Jefferson accède à la présidence des États-Unis en 1800, peu de temps après des années de révolution et de guerre, en particulier la guerre d’Indépendance, qui s’est déroulée de 1775 à 1783. Il ouvre par son m ... Show More
39 m
Jul 2024
The Rise of Presidential Power
Right from independence, a question has hovered over the government of the United States. How much power should the President have? Not too much, lest they become a monarch. But not too little, they are elected to do a job and that job must be done.
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36m 28s
Jun 2021
Juneteenth and the Constitution
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had been issued over two years earlier, and the South had ... Show More
57m 15s
Jan 2025
President FDR & the New Deal
In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the United States. He was more than a leader; he was a beacon of hope, steering the nation through its darkest days... and the newly-elected president had a plan.
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39m 53s
Jul 2024
Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor is Tyler’s pick for one of the greatest living historians. His many books cover the early American Republic, American westward expansion, the War of 1812, Virginian slavery, Thomas Jefferson, the revolutionary settlements in Maine, and m ... Show More
57m 6s