Presidential

Presidential

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The Washington Post’s Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current moment. Hosted by Lillian Cunningham, the series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [When you’re done, listen to Lillian’s other historical podcasts: Constitutional and Moonrise]

Recent Episodes

  • The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: ‘Somebody knows’

    5 months ago
  • Introducing “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop”

    6 months ago
  • Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park

    10 months ago
  • Introducing “Field Trip”

    11 months ago
  • A sneak peek from Lillian

    11 months ago
  • BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not?

    2 years ago
  • Joe Biden: Triumph, tragedy and the fate of the center

    3 years ago
  • BONUS | What books about Trump say about America

    4 years ago
  • BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency

    4 years ago
  • BONUS | When a VP pick changes history

    4 years ago