Election College | Presidential Election History

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________    John Tyler is the President now! Or wait... is he? Can you really just assume a position when there is no written rule? Let's find out together...    __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook  |  Twitter  | 

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________  John Tyler is often low on the list of favorite and most successful American presidents - but he certainly wasn't boring!  Join us as we discuss... his upbringing and family life, an early start in law, military service in the War of 1812, a failed presidential campaign, and more!   __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon _____

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________   The Salem Witch Trials weren't really about witchcraft as much as interpersonal conflict. While mass hysteria disguised as witchcraft had reached many parts of the world, we hear about Salem the most often. In this episode we talk more about the events leading up to the American Revolution including the political, social, and religious context in and around Salem and Boston in the late 1600s.    We're reading and discussing a book by the name of The Fever of 1721. If you want to read along with us, pick it up! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ Think the entire Revolution and revolt against England happened during the lat 1770s? Think again! More than 100 years prior we started seeing significant signs of unrest. In this episode we dig in to some of them! Spoiler... if you are an appointed ruler from England, you don't want to be near Massachusetts in the 1600s.   We're reading and discussing a book by the name of The Fever of 1721. If you want to read along with us, pick it up! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ________________________

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ In the last episode we discussed everything through the time of the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison's life was just getting interesting at this point! Join us as we discuss... Harrison's flip-flop between public service and private citizen, an unsuccessful presidential campaign, the longest inaugural address on record, the shortest presidency on record, the death of WHH, and more! Next week we'll begin discussing a book by the name of The Fever of 1721. If you want to read along with us, pick it up! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetter

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ William Henry Harrison is interesting if for no other reason than that he was barely even president. But before we get into all of that, let's talk about the events leading up to his presidency! Join us as we discuss... WHH's early life and subsequent education, his military career under General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, an un-sanctioned marriage, the start of public service as a U.S. Congressman, a position as the territorial governor of Indiana, the first dealings and battles with Tecumseh at Tippecanoe, an ongoing War of 1812, and more!   __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionColleg

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ If you didn't listen to the last episode (177) go back and listen now! If you did, you'll be ready to hear about Martin Van Buren and... his ascension to being Vice President an unlikely role in Andy Jack's Kitchen Cabinet, Van Buren's daughter-in-law taking on the role of the First Lady, the Panic of 1837, the end of his time as President, his later life and death. __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It wo

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ Martin Van Buren had quite the crazy hair! But what else do we know about him? In this episode of Election College we discuss... Marty's early life in a Dutch speaking household, his small stature and subsequent nicknames, a short time as a state senator, encounters with his slave named Tom, movement into the national political scene, his involvement (or lack of) in the Petticoat Affair, and more! We'll pick up with the rest in the next episode. __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! _______________

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ The Second Bank of the United States came about because we realized we shouldn't have gotten rid of the First Bank of the United States... __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook  |  Twitter  | Instagram ____

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode!Check it out. _______________________________The First Bank of the United States was created to help the new country establish some financial security. Did it work? __________________________Check out our new logo t-shirt!__________________________We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription!___________________________Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out!Facebook  |  Twitter  | Inst

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we're talking about Gouverneur Morris. Join us as we discuss... the strange pronunciation of his name, a confusing family at odds during the American Revolution, his time at the Continental Congress and public office, a painful death, and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we're talking about Davy Crockett (and his coonskin cap)! Join us as we discuss... His upbringing and family, service in the Tennessee militia, a career in the Tennessee General Assembly and U.S. House of Representatives, an attempt on Andrew Jackson's life, Davey's part in the Texas Revolution, his death at the Alamo, and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we pick up with episode two of our discussion and continue talking about Samuel Adams and his part in the American Revolution! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook  |  

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about Samuel Adams! Join as us we discuss Sam's... Early life and upbringing Family life Job as a maltster Struggle with the British And more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really h

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about Filibusters! What are filibusters? Where did filibusters come from? Do they do any good? Can you even stop a filibuster from happening? Find out the answers to these questions and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the s

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about the Supreme Court! Where did it come from? Who are the justices and what do they do? Is there a specific number of justices mandated? Where is the Supreme Court building? We answer all of these questions and more in this episode! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ___________

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about Frederick Douglass. In addition to marveling at just how much he accomplished and overcame in his life, we discuss... his religious views, the Civil War, some scandals in his life, his final days, and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sur

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about Frederick Douglass. In addition to marveling at just how much he accomplished and overcame in his life, we discuss... his early life, being passed back and forth between 'masters', Douglass being taught to read and then teaching others, his escape and marriage, a trip to Europe, and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more an

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ On this episode of Election College, we talk about George Clinton. No, not the guy from the band Parliament - the Vice President! Join us as we discuss... his early life, service in the French and Indian War, a legal background, the first Governor of New York, Clinton as Vice President, and more! __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ It's time for executive orders and we've got all the facts! Like executive orders now? You'll hate them later. Hate them now? You probably loved them in the past! Executive orders are super controversial, so they're probably all illegal, right? Nope! Listen to this episode to find out exactly how they work. __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  E