The Past, the Promise, the Presidency
Welcome to "The Past, the Promise, the Presidency," a podcast about the exciting, unexpected, and critically-important history of the office of the President of the United States. You'll find four seasons of this podcast: Season 1 - Race and the American Legacy; Season 2 - Presidential Crises; Season 3 - The Bully Pulpit; and the current Season 4 - Conversations. Between Seasons 3 & 4, you will also find here a new pilot series called "Firsthand History." In each season of this series, we'll tell a different story from the complex and controversial era of the George W. Bush presidency. We'll tell these stories by featuring oral histories from our Collective Memory Project - firsthand stories told by the people who were there, including U.S. government officials, leaders from foreign countries, journalists, scholars, and more. Season 1--"Cross Currents: Navigating U.S.-Norway Relations After 9/11"--explores the tangled webs of transatlantic alliance in a time of war and uncertainty. "Firsthand History" is a production of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.
The Past, the Promise, the Presidency
Latest Episodes
The Queen and Her Presidents: A Conversation with Susan Page
Welcome to “The Past, The Promise, the Presidency,” a podcast about the role of the presidency in American life. This week’s episode features veteran political reporter Susan Page, who will be giving a book talk on Wednesday, April 29th, at 6 p...
Thinking Historically: A Conversation with Dr. Frank Gavin
Welcome to “The Past, The Promise, the Presidency,” a podcast about the role of the presidency in American life. This week’s episode features Dr. Frank Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and the inaugural Director of the Henry A. K...
Analog Superpowers: A Conversation with Dr. Katherine Epstein
Welcome to “The Past, The Promise, the Presidency,” a podcast about the role of the presidency in American life. This week’s episode features Dr. Katherine Epstein, professor of history at Rutgers-Camden. Dr. Epstein will be with us here at SMU...
Entangled Alliances: A Conversation with Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson
Welcome back to Season 5 of The Past, the Promise, The Presidency, which features brief interviews with historians about their newest books.This episode features Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ralph & Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History &am...
The Life and Death of Ryan White: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Renfro
Welcome back to Season 5 of The Past, the Promise, The Presidency, which features brief interviews with historians about their newest books.Our second episode features former CPH postdoctoral fellow and current associate professor of his...