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Great choices about presidents past and present compiled by the PRX editorial staff.
Nixon in China
From: Open Source
Series: In Search of Monsters: The Rise and Fall of American Empire
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A conversation with Chas Freeman about Nixon's historic breakthrough in China.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Boise State Public Radio, KRPS, WLPR , Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
The Highest Office (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Colin Rafferty moved to Virginia in 2008 he didn’t know much about the presidents, so he set out to read a biography of each one.

Bought by WGCU, WTJU, WLPR , KEDT, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
LBJ and the Great Society
From: LBJ and the Great Society
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Before Vietnam sunk his presidency, LBJ compiled record accomplishments domestically: medicare, civil and voting rights, immigration reform, and pu...

Bought by KHNS, KTSW 89.9, WITF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WJCT and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 40
Getting to Know the Presidents (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Assessing President Trump's first year - Reading and reflecting on the lives of the presidents - Why did the first presidents live so long? - The N...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WCNY, KTSW 89.9, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 27
Good Friday, 1865: LINCOLN'S LAST DAY
From: Craig Wichman
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The character of a country, and its President, are revealed -- as a traumatic war winds down, and eerie events presage Abraham Lincoln's own end...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KPVL, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Prairie Public, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 16
Lincoln and Presidential Campaign Politics
From: NPR Illinois
Caption: Lincoln Legacy Lectures
A one-hour program drawn from the 2008 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series, a discussion of the politics during Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency relating to ...

Bought by WVPE, KTSW 89.9, KMUD, WNMU-FM, KSFR and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Abraham Lincoln's Portrait (Part 1)
From: GW Global Media Institute
Series: GW Presents Beyond Category
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Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer joins host Dick Golden to paint a portrait of America's 16th president through words and the music of Tony Bennett.

Bought by KUCB and KUT


  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 57:28
  • Purchases: 2
Lincoln’s Team of Rivals
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Famed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores the political genius of “Honest Abe”.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, MPR News Stations, KMXT, KMUZ, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 01:00:13
  • Purchases: 10
Story of the Century: Lincoln's Assassination
From: GW Global Media Institute
Series: This Just In!
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Go back in time to 1865 and re-live the biggest news event of the 19th Century - Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The Newseum's Patty Rhule takes ...

Bought by WYAP, WYAP, Boise State Public Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WYAP and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 10
Peace Talks Radio: JFK's Turn Towards Peace (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversation with James Douglass, author of "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters". Douglass makes the case for his theory th...

Bought by KRWG, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 20
The Peacemaking Chapters of The Roosevelts
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, what you might call an independent spin-off from Ken Burns 2014 documentary on The Roosevelts. We consider Te...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 6
Lincoln as a Lawmaker
From: NPR Illinois
Caption: Lincoln statue in Vandalia, IL
Looking at Lincoln’s time as a member of the Illinois legislature.

Bought by WYAP and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lincoln's Music
From: NPR Illinois
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An exploration of just some of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite music and the music of his lifetime.

Bought by KMXT, WRGY, KUPR low power FM, KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 27
Barack Obama-The Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Barack Obama-The Campaign for President

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUER, KUCB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WMNF and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 54:17
  • Purchases: 25
Starter Kit: Executive Branch
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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From President to Postal Worker.

Bought by WFHB, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 21:22
  • Purchases: 3
How to Run for President
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Almost anyone can do it... but what does it actually take?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 31:46
  • Purchases: 1
Impeachment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The history, the process, and some fancy robes.

Bought by KWMR, KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 19:25
  • Purchases: 4
Lincoln and Humor
From: NPR Illinois
Caption: Fritz Klein as Lincoln
How Abraham Lincoln discovered humor and how jokes and tall tales helped him to make a point.

Bought by 'The Sea', KMUN, KSFR, KFCF FM, WYAP and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 22
The Roosevelts Through a Peace Studies Lens
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, what you might call an independent spin-off from Ken Burns 2014 documentary on The Roosevelts. We consider Te...

Bought by KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
JFK's Turn Towards Peace (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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A conversation with James Douglass, author of "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters". Douglass makes the case for his theory tha...

Bought by KVSC, KMXT, and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
"Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Module #1
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" Modules
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For Women's History Month, one of eight short profiles in her own words.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
Electoral College
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The intentional barrier between the people and who they want to be President.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 3

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