Visiting the Presidents

Who says you can't have a second chance? Grover Cleveland did, since joined by Donald Trump, as our only Presidents to serve non-consecutive terms!We won't do his gravesite in Princeton Cemetery over…Check out Episode 22, "Grover Cleveland's Tomb" for that info! Instead, Episode 24 is a Question and Answer with questions submitted by listeners of the “Visiting the Presidents” podcast!Among the Questions Answered: Should we re-Visit the no-third term rule? How do Presidents unwind after serving as President?Are Presidents through with cemeteries?Is talking about Presidential deaths a downer? Does our current sensitivity to mental health alter how we view Presidents who struggled?Which President would I borrow from in choosing a gravesite?Whose gravesite is the most extravagant? The most "meh"? Which Presidential tomb would I re-do?And more!  Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/06/03/season-3-episode-24-not-grover-clevelands-second-term-question-and-answer-episode/Season 1's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!Season 2's "NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode"!  Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

"Are the doctors here?" With those words, the second President Harrison died.  Learn about the difficult end of Benjamin Harrison's Presidency, his second marriage, his failing health, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Indianapolis! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/05/20/season-3-episode-23-benjamin-harrisons-tomb/ Season 1's Benjamin Harrison Episode: "Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" on his birthplace!Season 2's Benjamin Harrison Episode: "Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

"I have tried so hard to do right." Thus ended the extraordinary rise and unprecedented life of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Nobody had ever served in two non-consecutive terms before, and Cleveland experienced the hard way how harsh things could be during a financial collapse. Learn about the difficult end of his second term, his more joyful post-Presidency, his failing health, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Princeton Cemetery! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/04/22/season-3-episode-22-grover-clevelands-tomb/Season 1's Grover Cleveland Episode: "Grover Cleveland and Caldwell" on his birthplace!Season 2's Grover Cleveland Episode: "Grover Cleveland and Princeton" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Few Presidents had as breezy a time getting to the Executive Mansion, and as horrible a time once he arrived than Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States. Learn about his difficult Presidency, his failing health, brief post-Presidency, death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Albany Rural Cemetery! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/04/08/season-3-episode-21-chester-arthurs-tomb/Season 1's Chester Arthur Episode: "Chester Arthur and Fairfield" on his birthplace!Season 2's Chester Arthur Episode: "Chester Arthur and Manhattan" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Few Presidents had more potential than James Garfield, 20th President of the United States, and nobody was tortured more in the lead-up to his death. Learn about Rutherford's assassination, his shooting, grisly death, and burial, as well as his gravesite in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/03/25/season-3-episode-20-james-garfields-tomb/Season 1's James Garfield Episode: "James Garfield and Moreland Hills" on his birthplace!Season 2's James Garfield Episode: "James Garfield and Lawnfield" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Rutherford Hayes' life naturally led to the Presidency...what he did with that office might not have represented that, but he was always capable and upright. Learn about Rutherford's post-Presidency, his activism, his death, and burial, as well as his gravesite!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/03/11/season-3-episode-19-rutherford-hayes-tomb/Season 1's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Rutherford Hayes and Delaware" on his birthplace!Season 2's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Rutherford Hayes and Spiegel Grove" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

A Visiting the Presidents Bonus! When it comes to Presidential sites, especially birthplaces and gravesites, Louis Picone wrote the book on them...Literally! Join me for a talk with Louis, author of "Where the Presidents Were Born," "The President is Dead!" and "Grant's Tomb," and his ideas about Presidential sites, historical commemorations, and much more! Check out LouisPicone.com for more on Louis, his scholarship, and more! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, and other information!Support the showCheck out "Visiting the Presidents" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

What a rise to the Presidency! What a wild post-Presidency! Few Presidents had a quicker rise to power, and a shocking, tragic demise than Ulysses Grant, 18th President of the United States. Learn about Grant's post-Presidency, including his world tour, his tragic illness and death, burial, and legacy!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/02/18/season-3-episode-18-ulysses-grants-tomb/Season 1's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant" on his birthplace!Season 2's Ulysses Grant Episode: "Ulysses Grant and Galena" on his homes!Support the showCheck out "Visiting the Presidents" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Few Presidents had as many lives as Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, serving in every elected position possible from Tennessee, treated as loyal hero and hated traitor, our first impeached President, and our only to return to the Senate after his term! Learn about Johnson's post-Presidency, his death, burial, and legacy!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/02/04/season-3-episode-17-andrew-johnsons-tomb/Season 1's Andrew Johnson Episode: "Andrew Johnson and Raleigh" on his birthplace!Season 2's Andrew Johnson Episode: "Andrew Johnson and Greeneville" on his home!Support the showSupport the showCheck out "Visiting the Presidents" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"She won't think anything about it," Abraham Lincoln's last words. Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was our first assassinated President, and his funeral and burial both had their own adventures (and misadventures)! Learn about Lincoln's final weeks, his murder, burial, and legacy! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2025/01/21/season-3-episode-16-abraham-lincolns-tomb/ Season 1's Abraham Lincoln Episode: "Abraham Lincoln and Sinking Spring" on his birthplace!Season 2's Abraham Lincoln Episode: "Abraham Lincoln and Springfield" on his home!Support the showCheck out "Visiting the Presidents" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The third and final leg: join me as I visit Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas!Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 1"!Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 2"! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell""William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation""John Tyler and Greenway""Zachary Taylor and Montebello""Woodrow Wilson and Staunton" Homes"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello""James Madison and Montpelier""James Monroe and Highland""Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage""John Tyler and Sherwood Forest""James Polk and Columbia""Andrew Johnson and Greeneville" "Bill Clinton and Chappaqua" Gravesites"Thomas Jefferson's Tomb""James Madison's Tomb""James Monroe's Tomb""Andrew Jackson's Tomb""John Tyler's Tomb""James Polk's Tomb"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips: join me as I visit upstate New York, the Hamptons, Manhattan, Washington DC, and more! Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2024, Part 1"!Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook""Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan""Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""George W Bush and New Haven"Homes"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald""Millard Fillmore and East Aurora""James Buchanan and Wheatland""Ulysses Grant and Galena""Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan""Grover Cleveland and Princeton""Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill""William Howard Taft and Washington DC""Woodrow Wilson and Washington DC""Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs""Harry S Truman and Independence""Gerald Ford and Alexandria""Barack Obama and Kalorama (and Maui)"Graves"John Quincy Adams' Tomb""Martin Van Buren's Tomb""Millard Fillmore's Tomb" "James Buchanan's Tomb"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break.  The first of three trips, join me as I visit Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio!Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Rutherford Hayes and Delaware (OH)""Warren Harding and Blooming Grove""Herbert Hoover and West Branch""Dwight Eisenhower and Denison""Ronald Reagan and Tampico"Homes"Ulysses Grant and Galena""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Warren Harding and Marion""Harry S Truman and Independence""Gerald Ford and Alexandria""Barack Obama and Kalorama (and Maui)"Graves"Thomas Jefferson's Grave"Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"Oh, Lord God Almighty, as thou wilt!" The final words of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, and today regarded as one of the worst. Learn about the end to Buchanan's Presidency, his lonely years after, his death, burial, and other commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/10/22/season-3-episode-15-james-buchanans-tomb/Season 1's James Buchanan Episode: "James Buchanan and Cove Gap" on his birthplace!Season 2's James Buchanan Episode: "James Buchanan and Wheatland" on his home!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Enigmatic to the end, our 14th President, Franklin Pierce, passed away without family present and no last words recorded. Learn about the end of Pierce's Presidency, his tragic post-Presidency, his death, burial, commemorations, and more!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/10/08/season-3-episode-14-franklin-pierces-tomb/Season 1's Franklin Pierce Episode-"Franklin Pierce and Hillsborough" on his birthplace! Season 2's Franklin Pierce Episode-"Franklin Pierce and Concord" on his homes!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"The nourishment is palatable," the last words of our oft-forgotten 13th President, Millard Fillmore. Learn about the end of Fillmore's Presidency, his active post-Presidency, including his run at the office again, his death, burial, commemorations, and more! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/09/24/season-3-episode-13-millard-fillmores-tomb/ Season 1's Millard Fillmore Episode-"Millard Fillmore and Moravia" on his birthplace!Season 2's Millard Fillmore Episode-"Millard Fillmore and East Aurora" on his homes!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"I have tried to discharge my duties faithfully. I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.” The 12th President of the United States, Zachary Taylor was also our second to die in office; like his predecessor, his body will be moved three different times, and even exhumed! Learn about his brief Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his multiple moves!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/09/10/season-3-episode-12-zachary-taylors-tomb/ Season 1's Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Montebello" on his birthplace!Season 2's Zachary Taylor Episode-"Zachary Taylor and Louisville" on his home!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"I love you, Sarah, for all eternity, I love you.” So died James Polk, 11th President of the United States, our shortest post-Presidency, and the youngest to die, at the time! Learn about his brief post-Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his multiple moves!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/08/27/season-3-episode-11-james-polks-tomb/Season 1's James K Polk Episode-"James K Polk and Pineville" on his birthplace!Season 2's James K Polk Episode-"James K Polk and Columbia" on his home!Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"Doctor, I am going. Perhaps it is best.” Our First President to die in a foreign country, John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.! Learn about his tumultuous post-Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his controversial gravesite!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page:Season 1's John Tyler Episode-"John Tyler and Greenway Plantation" on his birthplace!Season 2's John Tyler Episode-"John Tyler and Sherwood Forest" on his home!Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

BONUS episode featuring my Christmas break with Presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into my Visits home between Arizona and Ohio (and New Orleans?). Join me as I Visit Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana! Sites Visited Include: Abraham Lincoln and Sinking SpringWilliam Henry Harrison and GrouselandAbraham Lincoln and SpringfieldWilliam Henry Harrison's TombZachary Taylor's TombAbraham Lincoln's TombCheck out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"I wish you to understand the true principles of government; I wish them carried out, I ask nothing more.” William Henry Harrison exited the world just one month after taking office as the 9th President of the United States, a shocking and tragic end to a long life. Learn about Harrison's brief Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/05/21/season-3-episode-9-william-henry-harrisons-tomb/ Season 1's William Henry Harrison Episode-"William Henry Harrison and Berkeley Plantation"Season 2's William Henry Harrison Episode-"William Henry Harrison and Grouseland"Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"There is but one reliance." Martin Van Buren, our 8th President was a career politician, living and breathing politics to the very end.  Hear about the end of his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/05/07/season-3-episode-8-martin-van-burens-tomb/ Season 1's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook"Season 2's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald"Support the Show.Visit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"Do not cry; be good children and we shall meet in heaven." Andrew Jackson, our 7th President, lived hard, and died harder, a man who rarely took an easy breath throughout his long life.  Hear about his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/04/23/season-3-episode-7-andrew-jacksons-tomb/ Season 1's Andrew Jackson Episode-"Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws"Season 2's Andrew Jackson Episode-"Andrew Jackson and The Hermitage"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"This is the last of Earth but I am composed!" Fewer Presidents have had a more difficult Presidency, and given more in their post-Presidency than John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. Hear about his Presidency, his remarkable life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/04/09/season-3-episode-6-john-quincy-adams-tomb/ Season 1's John Quincy Adams Episode-"John Quincy Adams and Braintree/Quincy"Season 2's John Quincy Adams Episode-"John Quincy Adams and Peacefield" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Another Fourth, another President's death! Hear about the strange afterlife of James Monroe, our first President to die away from his home, and one of the first to be transferred from one state to another! Learn about James Monroe's brief post-Presidency, death, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/03/26/season-3-episode-5-james-monroes-tomb/ Season 1's James Monroe Episode-"James Monroe and Colonial Beach"Season 2's James Monroe Episode-"James Monroe and Highland"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

James Madison, the last of the Founding Presidents to pass, but one supremely focused on his historical legacy. Journey back to Montpelier to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and what this means for the memory of the Fourth President!  Learn about James Madison's long post-presidency, his death, and the ways he is commemorated!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/03/12/season-3-episode-4-james-madisons-tomb/ Season 1's James Madison Episode-"James Madison and Port Conway"Season 2's James Madison Episode-"James Madison and Montpelier"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"Thomas Jefferson surives!"--famous last words. While not true in a corporeal sense, Jefferson's legacy is with us and debated here. Journey back to Monticello to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and an outsized contribution to our country!  Learn about Thomas Jefferson, Third President, and his long post-presidency, his death, and the ways he is commemorated!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/02/27/season-3-episode-3-thomas-jeffersons-tomb/ Season 1's Thomas Jefferson Episode-"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell"Season 2's Thomas Jefferson Episode-"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"Querulous, bald, blind, crippled, toothless" John Adams! And those are the compliments! We are back in Quincy and checking out the church that holds TWO presidents' graves, as well as their spouses!  Learn about John Adams' long post-presidency, his death, and the way he is commemorated! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2024/02/13/season-3-episode-2-john-adams-tomb/Season 1's John Adams Episode-"John Adams and Braintree"Season 2's John Adams Episode-"John Adams and Peacefield"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

"First in War, First in Peace, First...President in a Grave?!" We are back and checking out George Washington's precedence-setting end of term, post-Presidency, death, and gravesite!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/03/01/george-washington-and-mount-vernon/ Season 1 George Washington Episode-"George Washington and Pope Creek" Season 2 George Washington Episode-"George Washington and Mount Vernon"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

We are coming back for Season 3 of "Visiting the Presidents," focused on Visiting the Presidents' gravesites! Hear what you can expect from each new episode as well as some things to keep in mind as we explore the end of Presidents' administrations, their transitions, their post-Presidency, deaths, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break.  The second of three trips, join me as I visit New York State and City, Washington, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, St. Louis, and Arizona!Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 1"!Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 2"!Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"James Garfield and Moreland Hills""William McKinley and Niles""Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan""Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Homes"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello""James Monroe and Highland""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Ulysses Grant and Galena""James Garfield and Lawnfield""Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan""Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill""Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs""Barack Obama and Oahu (and Kalorama)"Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break.  The second of three trips, join me as I visit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and DC!Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 1"! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell""William Henry Harrison and the Berkeley Plantation""John Tyler and Greenway Plantation""James Polk and Pineville""Zachary Taylor and Montebello""Woodrow Wilson and Staunton"Homes"Thomas Jefferson and Monticello""James Madison and Montpelier""James Monroe and Highland""John Tyler and Sherwood Forest""William Howard Taft and Washington DC""Woodrow Wilson and Washington DC""Warren Harding and Marion""Herbert Hoover and Palo Alto" "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch""Gerald Ford and Alexandria""Bill Clinton and Chappaqua""Barack Obama and Oahu (and Kalorama)"Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

BONUS Episode featuring Presidential hauntings and ghost stories from the White House, as well as a short history of how Americans fell in love with hauntings! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break.  The first of three trips, join me as I visit Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi!Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""George W Bush and New Haven" Homes"James Polk and Columbia""Zachary Taylor and Louisville""Andrew Johnson and Greeneville""George HW Bush and Kennebunkport""George W Bush and Crawford"Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

We are recapping the Presidential Homes we Visited in Season 2! I will give out Presidential Home Superlatives, including, Most Improved, Can't Wait to ReVisit, and and Best Gardens, and rank my Top FIFTEEN Favorite Homes!Let's ring out Season 2 with this fun episode and get excited for Season 3!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/09/05/season-2-episode-47-my-top-fifteen-presidential-homes-and-season-2-recap/ Check out Season 1's Birthplace Rankings and Recap!  Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

I am turning this Episode over to my listeners to hear about what sites and episodes you enjoyed hearing the most! I am also laying out what to expect in Season 3! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

Our First State and Current President go hand-in-hand! Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States: our first President from Delaware, and with an extensive real-estate portfolio! Learn about Joe's political career and time as Vice President; his election and Presidency; his wives, and family; and his homes!  Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/06/13/season-2-episode-46-joe-biden-and-wilmington/ Season 1's Joe Biden Episode: "Joe Biden and Scranton" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

Titan of real estate, and 45th President of the United States, we will explore the many homes of Donald Trump! Learn about Donald's career; turn to politics; his wives and family; and his many larger-than-life homes!  Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/29/season-2-episode-45-donald-trump-and-mar-a-lago/Season 1's Donald Trump Episode: "Donald Trump and Queens" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

From Hawaii to Chicago to DC and Martha's Vineyard, we will explore the many homes of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States! Learn about his meteoric rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Michelle, and daughters; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/15/season-2-episode-44-barack-obama-and-kalorama/Season 1's Barack Obama Episode: "Barack Obama and Honolulu"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

Let's head Deep in the Heart of Texas for the home of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, just outside Crawford! Nowhere could George W be more himself than in the natural setting (and away from Washington)! Learn about George's career; his elections and Presidency; his wife, Laura, and daughters; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/05/01/season-2-episode-43-george-w-bush-and-crawford/ Season 1's George W Bush Episode: "George W Bush and New Haven" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

In an Empire State of Mind again for the home of Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States! How did the confirmed Southern Democrat end up in Yankee territory? Listen as we explore Bill Clinton's political career; his election and Presidency; his wife, Hillary, and daughter; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/04/17/season-2-episode-42-bill-clinton-and-chappaqua/Season 1's Bill Clinton Episode: "Bill Clinton and Hope" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

From New England to Texas, the Bushes left a legacy as big as the Texas sky! We will travel to Kennebunkport, Maine, and Houston, Texas, as well as many other homes in between, looking at George HW Bush, 41st President! Learn about George's political career and long resume; his vice presidency, election, and Presidency; his wife, Barbara, and children; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/04/03/season-2-episode-41-george-hw-bush-and-kennebunkport/Season 1's George H.W. Bush Episode: "George HW Bush and Milton" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

What we've got here is NOT a failure to communicate with the Great Communicator's homes in California! Learn about Ronald Reagan's turn to national politics; his election and Presidency; his wives, Jane Wyman and Nancy Davis Reagan, and children; as well as his homes in Sacramento, Bel Air, and the Rancho del Cielo!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/03/20/season-2-episode-40-ronald-reagan-and-rancho-del-cielo/Season 1's Ronald Reagan Episode: "Ronald Reagan and Tampico"Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

Georgia, We've Got You on Our Mind! We are heading back to the sleepy town of Plains, Georgia, and the home of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Just across town from his birthplace, learn about Jimmy Carter's home, as well as his political rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Rosalynn, and children, and more! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/03/06/season-2-episode-39-jimmy-carter-and-plains/Season 1's Jimmy Carter Episode: "Jimmy Carter and Plains" Support the showVisit the social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Get your "Visiting the Presidents" Merchandise at VisitingPresidentsMerch.com!

We are heading across the USA with Gerald Ford, 38th President, and his homes in Alexandria, Virginia; Vail, Colorado; and Rancho Mirage, California. Hear about Gerald's political career; sudden vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Betty, and family; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/02/20/season-2-episode-38-gerald-ford-and-alexandria/Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha" Support the show

Heading to the Golden State and the sunny beaches of San Clemente, with La Casa Pacifica, home of Richard Nixon, 37th President! Learn about Richard Nixon's political career; his election defeat and victory; his Presidency; his wife, Pat, and daughters; as well as his various homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/02/06/season-2-episode-37-richard-nixon-and-la-casa-pacifica/Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Support the show

Heading to the Lone Star State and the bigger-than-life Lyndon Johnson and LBJ Ranch! Learn about our 36th President and his political rise; his vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Lady Bird, and daughters; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2023/01/23/season-2-episode-36-lyndon-johnson-and-the-johnson-ranch/Season 1's Lyndon Johnson Episode: "Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Support the show

Among our most iconic and urbane Presidents, let's look at the many homes of John F Kennedy, 35th President, and his young family! We will explore John's political rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Jacqueline, and children; and his homes in Cape Cod, Virginia, and Palm Beach! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page:Season 1's John F Kennedy Episode: "John F Kennedy and Brookline"Support the show

A man, and general of the world, let's explore the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower and his home in Gettysburg! We'll discuss his military career and public life; his turn to politics and election; his Presidency; his wife, Mamie, and son; and his many homes, but especially the farm at Gettysburg! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/12/26/season-2-episode-34-dwight-eisenhower-and-gettysburg/Season 1's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Denison" Support the show

Special BONUS Episode bringing you celebrations and festivities from the Ghosts of Presidential Christmases Past and Present, including White House celebrations, parties, decorations, and more! We also explore how Christmas in America has evolved and how the Presidents reflect the holiday and its celebration!Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Support the show

You can take Harry S Truman out of Independence, but you can't take the Independence out of Harry S Truman! Learn about the 33rd President's lightning-quick ascension into the top office; his election and administration; his wife, Bess, and daughter; as well as his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/12/12/season-2-episode-33-harry-s-truman-and-independence/Season 1's Harry S Truman Episode: "Harry S Truman and Lamar"Support the show