"The erosion of confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of the nation," - Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979 ~~~ Jimmy Carter may have been the luckiest presidential candidate and unluckiest president in American history. Chasing the presidency after Watergate and the pardon of Nixon had crushed American faith in its leaders, Carter's outsider message was the right note at the right time. But once in office, a combination of economic headwinds and interna...

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39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

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35.) John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

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35.A) The Assassination of JFK, an interview with Stephen Fagin

35.B) Joe Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch, an interview with David Nasaw

35.C) JFK & The Press, an interview with Harold Holzer

36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson 1963-1969

36.A) LBJ & Vietnam, an interview with Mark Lawrence

36.B) LBJ's Great Society, an interview with Mark Updegrove

16.F.) How Lincoln changed American immigration, an interview with Harold Holzer

37.) Richard Nixon 1969-1974

37.A) Nixon's Domestic Agenda, an interview with Luke Nichter

37.B) The campaigns of Richard Nixon, an interview with John Farrell

38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977

38.A) Gerald Ford in the Maelstrom, an interview with Brooke Clement

37.C) Nixon v The Supreme Court, an interview with Michael Bobelian

39.) Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

39.A) Jimmy Carter, the outsider, an interview with Jonathan Alter

BONUS! The Hail Mary Effect in Presidential Politics, an interview with William Silber

39.B) Jimmy Carter, Stagflation, & Paul Volcker, an interview with Jennifer Burns

40.) Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

2.A) John Adams and the modern presidency, an interview with Lindsay Chervinsky

38.B) The History of the Pardon, an interview with Kimberly Wehle

40.A) Reaganomics and the anti-tax movement, an interview with Michael Graetz

41.) George H.W. Bush

41.A) George Bush & the end of the Cold War, an interview with Jeff Engel

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42.) Bill Clinton

42.A) Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy, an interview with Nelson Lichtenstein

43.) George W Bush 2001-2009

45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

43.A) An Afghan Story, an interview with Sahba Azami

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