Both major parties have their conventions. The Democratic swashbucklers are at the podium, firing up a party to get excited about Wilson by linking him to a cause. One he didn't ask to be linked to. The Republicans get their party united, and toastmaster Warren G. Harding is fierce as he makes the case to dump Wilson. The Socialists also pick new candidates, a decision which may be as impactful as anything on Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America decides whether or not to re-elect a President and it's close. Bruce does his best 1916 version of Steve Kornacki going through the returns as they come in and as the nation awaits a verdict. A President that hadn't been elected with a majority, a re-election that happens while Europe is at war. Early results show that America will get a new President. But those pesky precincts. Why can't they count the vote faster? We talk about the factors behind the election and Wilson's Presidency.We are part of Airwave Media Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One violent event, captured in the best media technologies of its time and brought to American living parlors, completely changed American politics during the Reconstruction period. A convention at the stately Mechanics' Institute in New Orleans, determined to create a new constitution where all races could vote, was forcefully ended by police in what investigators could only describe as a massacre.  We discuss the event, the reasons behind it, and how it affected political power for ten years.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Re running this episode from 2022. There's been no letdown in the relevancy of this topic since then. College costs have been an issue since the founding of the Republic, as we discuss in this issue, And equally, the desire to provide education to young minds has been strong. What's different about the era we live in is that college is closely associated with debt. Debt that cannot be removed by bankruptcy, and debt that is now considered a national problem.We look at student loans, their history, and on the way a bit of a history of American education. How Harvard isn't Harvard, in a manner of speaking. How Jefferson and Wilson got seriously involved in dorms. How Nixon created a monster, though we can say on purpose. How even education for GIs has been controversial, and how Senator Joe Biden played a role in the problem that President Joe Biden seeks to solve (or ameliorate).Thankful to Brian Stolk and Chris Novembrino who made contributions to research for this episode.We are part of Airwave Media Podcast Networkwww.airwavemedia.comInterested in advertising - sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 2020 - A look at 1980's first South Carolina primary and its intended role at the time as a firewall for conservative politics. We also look at how disco sucked, Dylan went Christian and some events that happened at the same time, all unrelated but in their own way meaningful.Lee Rosevere's excellent Music for Podcasts featured on the episode; We are part of Airwave Media Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A President becomes a former President. But not before one of the toughest final days of a Presidency.We are part of Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comAdvertise? advertising@airwavemedia.comWe have a patreon if you'd like to support us - see www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third year of the Presidency, Jimmy Carter wrestles with combining the principles of his first term with realities of the American economy amid myriad domestic struggles, two hostage-taking incidents, and a intraparty political rival. He attempts to make a speech that will reconnect him with the American people.We are part of Airwave Media NetworkTo advertise, email advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Presidency be done differently? Can a President be less Imperial, more of a citizen, turning the thermostat down in the White House and carrying his own bags? In many ways, Jimmy Carter approached 1977 seeing himself in this light. We look at the first year of Carter's Presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fed up with the US government's efforts to rescue her son being held hostage, Barbara Timm, mother of a Marine guard at the US Embassy at Iran, goes directly to Tehran. We tell her story.We are part of Airwave Media NetworkAdvertise? advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Edward Segal, author of Whistle-Stop Politics, we talk about the unique method of campaigning for President - by train. And why it's not just a thing of the past.See more about Edward's book here:https://edwardsegal.com/whistle-stop-politics/We are part of Airwave Media NetworkFor more train politics stories, more 1988 election stories, and other things, join our Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/mhcbuyp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices