American Elections: Wicked Game
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125 Folgen
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1948, Dewey vs. Truman: The Gangbuster
Vom: 25.6.2024 -
1944, Dewey vs. Roosevelt: The Last Stand
Vom: 18.6.2024 -
1940, Willkie vs. Roosevelt: Storm on the Horizon
Vom: 11.6.2024 -
1936, Landon vs. Roosevelt: New Deal on Trial
Vom: 4.6.2024 -
1932, Hoover vs. Roosevelt vs. Smith: Two Governors
Vom: 28.5.2024 -
1928, Hoover vs. Smith: Master of Emergencies
Vom: 21.5.2024 -
1924, Coolidge vs. Davis vs. La Follette: Silence is Golden
Vom: 14.5.2024 -
1920, Harding vs. Cox vs. Debs: A Return to Normal
Vom: 7.5.2024 -
1916, Hughes vs. Wilson: He Kept Us Out of War!
Vom: 30.4.2024 -
1912, Wilson vs. Taft v. Roosevelt: The Bull Moose
Vom: 23.4.2024 -
1908, Taft vs. Bryan: A Significant Loser
Vom: 16.4.2024 -
1904, Parker vs. Roosevelt: Rough Rider
Vom: 9.4.2024 -
1900, McKinley vs. Bryan: The Rise and Fall of Empires
Vom: 2.4.2024 -
1896, Bryan vs. McKinley: The Battle of the Standard Bearers
Vom: 26.3.2024 -
1892, Harrison vs. Weaver vs. Cleveland: The Centennial President
Vom: 19.3.2024 -
1888, Cleveland vs. Harrison: Tariffs and Truths
Vom: 12.3.2024 -
1884, Blaine vs. Cleveland: Tell the Truth
Vom: 5.3.2024 -
1880, Hancock vs. Garfield: Maelstrom
Vom: 27.2.2024 -
1876, Tilden vs. Hayes: Faustian Bargain
Vom: 20.2.2024 -
1872, Greeley vs. Grant: Progress Under Siege
Vom: 13.2.2024
On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to prove it, American Elections: Wicked Game will review the entire history of presidential elections, from the unanimous and inevitable election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016—and his contested defeat in 2020. From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this podcast will explore all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty.
