Podcasts – Teaching American History

Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was the focus of the 22 APR 2020 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists John Moser, Ashland University Greg Schneider, Emporia University Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: Calvin Coolidge’s Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence appeared first on Teaching American History.

Live show aired at at 11am, Saturday, 4 APR 2020, exploring the truth and legend of Douglas MacArthur, perhaps America's most consequential 20th Century military leader. Readings "The Noblest Development of Mankind," 1935, Douglas MacArthur Radio Address Upon Returning to the Philippines, 20 October 1944, Douglas MacArthur Radio and Television Address on the Situation in Korea, 19 July 1950, Harry Truman Speech Explaining the Firing of MacArthur, 13 April 1951, Harry Truman Farewell Address to Congress, 19 April 1951, Douglas MacArthur Williams, Macs, and Ikes: America's Two Military Traditions, T. Harry Williams Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University John Moser, Ashland University Thomas Bruscino, United States Army War College   iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Douglas MacArthur appeared first on Teaching American History.

The Progressive Party Platform of 1912 was the focus of the 25 MAR 2020 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists John Moser, Ashland University Chris Burkett, Ashland University David Alvis, Wofford College iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: Progressive Party Platform of 1912 appeared first on Teaching American History.

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 7 MAR 2020, exploring the life, ideas, and impact of Jane Addams. Readings Woman's Conscience and Social Amelioration, Jane Addams, 1908 "On The Shame of the Cities, chapter 7," George Washington Plunkitt, 1905 Twenty Years at Hull House, ch8, Jane Addams, 1912 Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University Jennifer Keene, Chapman University Mack Mariani, Xavier University   iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Jane Addams appeared first on Teaching American History.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was the focus of the 19 FEB 2020 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists Jason Stevens, Ashland University Jeff Sikkenga, Ashland University Peter Myers, University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: Plessy v. Ferguson appeared first on Teaching American History.

The live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 1 FEB 2020, exploring the person and politics of William Jennings Bryan. Readings Cross of Gold, 9 July 1896, William Jennings Bryan "Imperialism" Speech, 8 August 1900, William Jennings Bryan Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 20 January 1915, William Jennings Bryan Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University John Moser, Ashland University Jason Stevens, Ashland University     Google Play Podcast iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: William Jennings Bryan appeared first on Teaching American History.

Abraham Lincoln's short, powerful Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861) was the focus of the 22 JAN 2020 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists Jason Stevens, Ashland University Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University Jason Jividen, St. Vincent College iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: Abraham Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union appeared first on Teaching American History.

American Minds Webinar Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 11 JAN 2020, exploring the ideas, character, and meaning of Frederick Douglass. Readings What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, Frederick Douglass, 5 July 1852 The Constitution of the United States: Is it Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?, Frederick Douglass, 26 March 1860 Men of Color, To Arm!, Frederick Douglass, 21 March1863 Oration in the Memory of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, 14 April 1876 Blessings of Liberty and Education, Frederick Douglass, 3 September 1894 Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University Peter Myers, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University   iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Frederick Douglass appeared first on Teaching American History.

Teaching American History's latest Core Documents Collection, Causes of the Civil War explains the political, constitutional, moral, social, and economic causes of the Civil War. As the nation expanded, it had to face the question of whether new states and thus political power and ultimately the Union would be slave or free. Compromise, in 1820 and again in 1850, was the first resort, but the nation could not evade the moral question forever. Was slavery right or wrong, just or unjust? Politically, that question expressed itself in the different opinions Americans held of the Declaration of Independence and its assertion of human equality. Was the Declaration a mere political expression of the colonists’ desire to control their own affairs, or did it express a moral truth which was the necessary foundation of self-government and which could not be denied without ultimately destroying self-government? The documents in this volume trace the struggle over this question. This 26-document volume, which also includes eight images, helps to illuminate not only the history of the United States during the Civil War era, but also something about the fundamental American proposition that all men are created equal, and our national progress towards realizing said proposition. The volume is available for free as a PDF or Apple eBook, for $.99 for the Kindle, and for $12.99 through Amazon. In keeping with our tradition of interviewing each volume's editor, we have included Dr. Jason Steven's thoughts on his work on this volume, and his insights about where to start and how to include these important documents in a history, government, or civics course. https://cdc-volumes.s3.amazonaws.com/CDC+Causes+of+the+Civil+War+Stevens.mp3 The post Core Documents Collection: Causes of the Civil War appeared first on Teaching American History.

American Minds Webinar Our Saturday Webinar for 7 DEC 2019, explored the life, ideas, letters, and impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Readings Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin, November 1852 Stowe's Letter to Daniel Goodloe, February 9, 1853 Letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, 8 March 1853 Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University Bill Allen, Michigan State University (emeritus) David Krugler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Suggested Additional Readings Rethinking Uncle Tom's Cabin - William Allen George Washington: America's First Progressive - William Allen Lincoln & Stowe - Daniel Vallaro iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Harriet Beecher Stowe appeared first on Teaching American History.

The Webster-Hayne Debates (1830) were the focus of the 20 NOV 2019 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists John Moser, Ashland University Eric Sands, Berry College Jason Stevens, Ashland University iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: The Webster-Hayne Debates appeared first on Teaching American History.

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 2 NOV 2019, with a focus on Henry Clay, the "Great Compromiser." Readings Speech on the Tariff, Henry Clay, 25 February 1832 Speech on President Jackson's Veto of the Bank Bill in the Senate, Henry Clay, 10 July 1832 Speech on the Mexican-American War, Henry Clay, 1847 Eulogy of Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, 6 July 1852 Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University Eric Sands, Berry College Dan Monroe, Millikin University iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Henry Clay appeared first on Teaching American History.

Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801) was the focus of the 23 OCT 2019 Documents in Detail webinar. Panelists John Moser, Ashland University Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy Todd Estes, Oakland University iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address appeared first on Teaching American History.

Professor Gordon Lloyd, Senior Fellow at the Ashbrook Center, author of TAH's four Exhibits on American History, and frequent instructor in our MAHG program and at teacher Seminars, conducted what is becoming something of an annual tradition: his Constitution Day lecture at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Watch the YouTube archive below, or listen to it as a podcast. iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Constitution Day Lecture from Professor Gordon Lloyd appeared first on Teaching American History.

Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 5 OCT 2019, exploring the compelling, controversial, and inspired Revolutionary and American leader, Alexander Hamilton.   Readings The Farmer Refuted, Alexander Hamilton, 1775 The "Hamilton Plan," Alexander Hamilton, 1787 Federalist 1, Alexander Hamilton, 1787 Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, 1791 Letter to Edward Carrington, Alexander Hamilton, 1792 Panelists Chris Burkett, Ashland University Rob McDonald, United States Military Academy Greg McBrayer, Ashland University   iTunes Podcast Stitcher Podcast RSS The post Saturday Webinar: Alexander Hamilton appeared first on Teaching American History.