In 1908, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were such great friends, TR personally campaigned for Taft to succeed him to the presidency. Four years later, that relationship was so irrevocably damaged that TR split the GOP in half to deny Taft's reelection. There's no way around, Taft's presidency was made by Roosevelt, and then it was unmade by Roosevelt. But there's far more to Taft's legacy than just his four years in the White House. Follow along as Taft pursues a career in the ...

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27.) William Howard Taft 1909-1913

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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

28.D.) Woodrow Wilson, WW1, and the new world order; an interview with Thomas Knock

28.E.) Wilson's Wives, an interview with Paul Brandus

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29.) Warren Harding 1921-1923

29.A.) Warren Harding's affairs & legacy, an interview with James Robenalt

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30.) Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929

30.A.) Calvin Coolidge turns PR into Presidential Relations, an interview with David Greenberg

31.) Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

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