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Apr 27, 2017

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Zachary Taylor never voted prior to his running for President in 1848. As a matter of fact, no one really knew what he stood for . . . that's what being a war hero get you! 

We discuss the events leading up to his election and his shortened presidency in this episode of Election College. 

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Apr 25, 2017

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Zachary Taylor had quite the list of accomplishments before ever running for office! Also... he had slaves but often times voted against pro-slavery measures? Check this guy out in this episode and the next!

 

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Apr 20, 2017

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James K Polk is going to be the president! He'll face lots of opposition to get there, but will he have an effective term? Find out on this episode of... Election College!*

*Yeah, we read this in an announcer voice from a 60's cartoon. Don't judge us!

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Apr 18, 2017

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Who is James K. Polk? Yeah... we know. No one talks about him! Often ranked as one of the most effective presidents and yet largely unknown. We're trying to correct that, so in this episode we discuss...

  • Polk's family and upbringing,
  • a brief stint in the military,
  • an early start to a political career,
  • his election to the US House of Representatives,
  • a successful run for Speaker of the House,
  • Polk's becomes governor,
  • and more!

We'll pick it up from there in the next episode!

 

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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!

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Apr 13, 2017

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 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...

 

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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!

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Apr 11, 2017

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 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!

 

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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!

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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

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Apr 6, 2017

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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!

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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!

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Apr 4, 2017

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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!

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Check out our new logo t-shirt!

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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!

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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

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