287 Elections in Early America: Presidential Elections & the Electoral College
For four months during the summer of 1787, delegates from the thirteen states met in Philadelphia to craft a revised Constitution that would define the government of the United States. It took them nearly the entire time to settle on the method for selecting the President, the Chief Executive. Wh...
279 The Cabinet: Creation of an American Institution
As the first President of the United States, George Washington set many precedents for the new nation. One of the biggest precedents Washington set came in the form of the Cabinet, a body of advisors from across the U.S. government who advise the president on how to handle matters of foreign and ...
265 An Early History of the White House
On July 1, 1790, Congress passed “An Act for Establishing the temporary and permanent Seat of the Government of the United States.” This act formalized a plan to move the capital of the United States from New York City to Philadelphia, for a period of 10 years, and then from Philadelphia to Washi...
155 Pauline Maier's American Revolution (Doing History Rev)
How much can the work of one historian impact how we view and study the American Revolution? We investigate the answer to this question by exploring the life and work of Pauline Maier, a historian who spent her life researching and investigating the American Revolution. Over the course of her li...
Celebrating America 250: George Washington & The American Revolution
In this podcast Jeananne Xenakis interviews Lindsay Chervinsky from George Washington's Mount Vernon Historic Estate & Museum.
Jeananne and Lindsay discuss George Washington's public life and how he came to become General, Statesman, and the first President of The United States.
About — Lindsa...
Democracy Part I - What Does Democracy Mean?
When Americans talk about democracy, they often invoke the Founding Fathers, the Revolution, and the Constitution. But the United States did not begin as a fully democratic nation, and the framers themselves disagreed profoundly about what democracy meant and how it should be structured.
The Rev...
Writing the Presidents: Biography, History and Public Memory
At TeddyCon, Craig Blumenshine talks with historians Kathleen Dalton, Lindsay Chervinsky and Stacy Cordery about presidential biography and how it shapes our view of history.
Trump vs Democracy: Two Historians’ Perspectives
This is an episode we think you’d enjoy of On with Kara Swisher. President-elect Donald J. Trump has won a resounding victory against Vice President Kamala Harris, and now, the man who promised political retribution and said he may use the military to go after “the enemy within” is headed back t...
ARP404 The Quasi-War Army
Caught up in War Fever, Congress authorizes a large standing army. Adams appoints George Washington as the commander, but Alexander Hamilton becomes the real power.
This episode's, blog entry at blog.AmRevPodcast.com...
ARP404 The Quasi-War Army
Caught up in War Fever, Congress authorizes a large standing army. Adams appoints George Washington as the commander, but Alexander Hamilton becomes the real power.
This episode's, blog entry at blog.AmRevPodcast.com...
