Presidential Chronicles

Ulysses Grant #9: Cabinet Corruption (1873-1877); Topics covered include: President of the United States, 2nd inaugural, family deaths, family weddings, dedication of Abraham Lincoln's tomb, Panic of…

Ulysses Grant #8: Commanding General to Commander in Chief (1869-1873); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Cabinet, family in the White House, confronts effort to corner the gold…

Ulysses Grant #7: The Miseries of the Johnson Administration (1865-1869); Topics covered include: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson sworn in as President, Civil War ends, victory celeb…

Ulysses Grant #6: Commanding General and Victory (1864-1865); Topics covered include: Civil War, promoted to Lieutenant General and Commanding General of the Union Army, strategy to win the war, Over…

Ulysses Grant #5: Grant Fights, Grant Wins (1862-1864); Topics covered include: Civil War, changing military leaders, Emancipation Proclamation, order to evict Jews from theater and President Abraham…

Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Civil War, volunteers, Colonel Illinois Militia, initial engagements, promoted to Brigadier General, Battle of C…

Ulysses Grant #3: Vagabond Years (1848-1861); Topics covered include: Marries Julia Dent, initial post-war military assignments, crosses Panama, Fort Vancouver, misses his family (now with two childr…

Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most Unjust Wars ever Waged (1844-1848); Topics covered include: Assigned to Fort Jessup and Camp Salubrity; asks Frederick Dent for daughter (Julia's) hand in marriage; …

Ulysses Grant #1: My Ulysses (1822-1844); Topics covered include: Lineage, parents, tanning business, love of animals particularly horses, education, Military Academy at West Point, classmates, horse…

Andrew Johnson #10: The President on Trial (1868-1875); Topics covered include: President of the United States, impeachment trial in the Senate, found not guilty by one vote, end of presidential term…

Andrew Johnson #9: High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1867-1868); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Conflict with Congress over Reconstruction, dismisses Phil Sheridan over objection…

Andrew Johnson #8: Conflict with Congress Intensifies (1866-1867); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Conflict with Congress over Reconstruction, Swing Around the Circle, Congres…

Andrew Johnson #7: Battles over Reconstruction (1865-1866); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Presidential Reconstruction, conflicts with Congress, representatives from seceded …

Andrew Johnson #6: Filling Lincoln's Shoes (1865); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Civil War ends, investigation of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, victory celebrat…

Andrew Johnson #5: Lincoln's Second VP (1864-1865); Topics covered include: Military Governor of Tennessee, son Charles Johnson is killed, election of 1860, nominated for Vice President on the Nation…

Andrew Johnson #4: Wartime Governor (1862-1865); Topics covered include: Civil War, remains loyal to the Union and President Abraham Lincoln, Tennessee secedes, military battles in Tennessee, Militar…

Andrew Johnson #3: A Southerner Takes a Stand (1853-1862); Topics covered include: Governor of Tennessee (two terms), Eliza Johnson contracts tuberculosis, marriage of daughter Martha Johnson to Davi…

Andrew Johnson #2: Off to Congress (1843-1853); Topics covered include: Congressman, loyal Democrat, Homestead Act, relationship with President James Polk, Mexican War, Compromise of 1850, and end in…

Andrew Johnson #1: A Mudsill (1808-1843); Topics covered include: Parents, poverty throughout youth, father dies, apprenticed as a tailor, abandoned apprenticeship, leaves for Tennessee, settles in G…

Abraham Lincoln #15: Reconstruction and Assassination (1865); Topics covered include: 10% Plan, discussion regarding plans for Reconstruction, final offensive of the war, Richmond falls, Lincoln visi…