Once upon a time, the United States stuck to its shores and big business largely stayed out of politics. Then came William McKinley. William McKinley took the United States international in a big way, carrying the American flag to Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and China; he revolutionized political campaigning by leveraging the power of big business against a progressive populist threat and building a national campaign that was a quantum leap forward in political organization; and he ...

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25.) William McKinley 1897-1901

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History Abridged Episodes Around January 3, 2022

19.) Rutherford B Hayes 1877-1881

19.A.) Hayes' evolving views on slavery, an interview with Dustin McLochlin

20.) James A. Garfield 1881-1881

20.A.) Garfield and the Gilded Age, an interview with Todd Arrington

44.A) The Black President, an interview on Barack Obama with Claude A. Clegg

21.) Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885

21.A.) The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, an interview with Scott Greenberger

22.) Grover Cleveland part I 1885-1889

22.A.) Mugwumps, scandals, and the stunning campaign of 1884, an interview with Ted Kohn

23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

23.A.) How Benjamin Harrison won his way to defeat, an interview with Charles Calhoun

23.B.) What is legacy, anyway? An interview on Benjamin Harrison with Charles Hyde

24.) Grover Cleveland part II 1893-1897

24.A.) Grover Cleveland's reelection revenge, an interview with Mark Summers

24.B.) The lies and secrets of Grover Cleveland, an interview with Matthew Algeo

25.) William McKinley 1897-1901

25.A.) How William McKinley revolutionized politics, an interview with Christopher McKnight Nichols

25.B.) William McKinley's American Empire, an interview with Robert Merry

26.) Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909

26.A.) The progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt, an interview with Alycia of Civics and Coffee Pod

26.B.) How NY made TR, an interview with Ted Kohn

26.C.) Teddy Roosevelt, the press, and the bully pulpit; an interview with Harold Holzer

26.D.) Teddy Roosevelt, his cabinet, and a doomed bromance with William Howard Taft; an interview with Lindsay Chervinsky

26.E.) Theodore Roosevelt's post-presidential quest for death and glory; an interview with David Pietrusza

27.) William Howard Taft 1909-1913

27.A.) The rise and presidency of William Howard Taft; an interview with Peri Arnold

27.B.) William Howard Taft, the presidential Chief Justice; an interview with Kevin Burns

28.) Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921

28.A.) Woodrow Wilson & the Spanish flu pandemic; an interview with John Barry

28.B.) Woodrow Wilson's progressive legacy; an interview with John Milton Cooper

28.C.) Woodrow Wilson's legacy on race; an interview with Eric S. Yellin

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