# William Jennings Bryan
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william jennings bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915.
World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII Continental Europe-William Jennings Bryan, Various
"World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII Continental Europe" presents a collection of powerful speeches that have shaped the discourse across the continent, curated by William Jennings Bryan and various authors. This volume captures the essence of oratory, showcasing the art of persuasion and the impac...
William Jennings Bryan, the Round Table Club, and Religious Freedom
Richard Gamble and Jeff McDonald join us again. On this episode, McDonald introduces several significant points about William Jennings Bryan, including his early life and upbringing in a strong evangelical tradition, his belief that schools and universities posed a problem to religious freedom, a...
Evolution on Trial | Monkeytown | 2
On the sweltering morning of July 10, 1925, 200 newspaper reporters, newsreel film producers, and radio broadcasters flooded the county courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Hot dog vendors, preachers, and trained chimpanzees jammed the streets. The sleepy hamlet had transformed into a national specta...
Evolution on Trial | A Clash of Giants | 1
In 1925, the famous politician and presidential contender William Jennings Bryan returned to the limelight to lead a new crusade against the teaching of evolution. With Bryan’s support, Tennessee became the first state to ban the teaching of evolution in public schools.The American Civil Libertie...
The Gilded Age | Cross of Gold | 6
In the spring of 1894, hundreds of unemployed workers trudged through rain and snow on a 400-mile trek from Ohio to the nation’s capital. They joined armies of jobless men from all across the country to march on Washington, fed up with the government’s inaction in the face of the crippling Panic ...
BOOKSHELF - Progressive Leaders Foreign Rivalry - NEIL LANCTOT APPROACHING-STORM-PART 1
1913 WILSON'S INAUGURAL MARCHProgressive Leaders Foreign RivalryNeil Lanctot, author of The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future, Part One: Lanctot’s opening part examines how prominent progressive leaders Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jane...
H.L. Mencken and the Road to the Scopes Monkey Trial
William H. Benson introduces episode 164 of the Noble American Lives podcast, continuing his sixth book, H.L. Mencken versus Jim Baker, with the Mencken biography. The script recounts how the ACLU sought a test case against Tennessee's Butler Law, leading Dayton leaders to recruit teacher John T....
BUSA - Fundamentalist Faith Confronts Evolutionary Science Law - RENDA-WINEAPPLE-KEEPING-THE-FAITH PART 1
1926 DAYTON, TENNESSEEFundamentalist Faith Confronts Evolutionary Science LawPart One: In May 1925, local promoters in Dayton, Tennessee, conspire at Robinson’s Drugstore to challenge the state’s new Butler Act banning public school evolution instruction. They recruit local substitute science tea...
Political Pocket Change: When Campaigns Get Dirty
Think today's political campaigns are nasty? America's politicians have been slinging mud for centuries—and sometimes, they struck their insults in metal.
From Andrew Jackson's transformation into a jackass to Martin Van Buren's unfortunate footsteps, political tokens of the 1830s turned economic...
Mencken at the Scopes Trial, Bryan's Death, and a Boston Censorship Battle
Mencken at the Scopes Trial, Bryan's Death, and a Boston Censorship Battle
In Noble American Lives podcast Episode 167 (Nov. 3, 2026), William H. Benson continues his biography of H.L. Mencken from The Parallel Lives series, recounting Mencken's role in the Scopes Monkey Trial: Darrow's intense ...
