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Teaching American History Podcast
The Teaching American History Podcast is based on programs for teachers sponsored by the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. These seminars are designed to encourage teachers to seriously examine significant events in American history in light of the principles of the American founding, and also to encourage the use of primary source materials in the classroom. The seminars, which include both lecture and discussion, are taught by leading scholars in their field from throughout the nation.
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Last Update: 2007-04-10
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The Hoover-Roosevelt Debate in the 1930s—the two faces of liberalism—shapes the public policy debates of the twenty-first century. The very questions that concerned them also concern us today. What should the public sector and private sector do to secure "the blessings of liberty and justice," in a regime dedicated to "equality of opportunity?" And if government should "do something" about "the problem," which level and which branch of government should do it? They had a decade-long debate t... more |
Published: 2007-10-25
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The Hoover-Roosevelt Debate in the 1930s—the two faces of liberalism—shapes the public policy debates of the twenty-first century. The very questions that concerned them also concern us today. What should the public sector and private sector do to secure "the blessings of liberty and justice," in a regime dedicated to "equality of opportunity?" And if government should "do something" about "the problem," which level and which branch of government should do it? They had a decade-long debate t... more |
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Published: 2007-10-18
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The Federalist, the collection of essays penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pseudonym of Publius to urge their fellow citizens to support ratification of the new Constitution, is the authoritative but unofficial explanation of America's government by those who created it. Though often assigned to high school students (and sometimes even read), it is rarely appreciated for its novel understanding of the problems free citizens face in establishing self-government t... more |
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Published: 2007-09-06
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According to Garrison, what is wrong with gradual abolition of slavery? Does he think the Constitution is pro-freedom or pro-slavery? Why does Garrison not endorse political reform as the cure for the nation's ills? What is the key principle that Lincoln proposes for the "fusion" of various political interests into a new party? Contrast Lincoln's approach to eliminating slavery with Garrison's. What does Lincoln mean by comparing America to "a house divided against itself"? What is Frederick Dou... more |
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Published: 2007-08-16
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What did Washington believe were the most urgent priorities for blacks at the close of the 19th century? On what issues was Washington prepared to compromise and why? What were the goals of Washington's program and how did these differ from the recommendations of W.E.B. Du Bois? Why does Du Bois seek to "conserve" the races? How would "the conservation of the races" help the future of the Negro race as well as the future of world civilization? What principles of the American regime appear to run... more |
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Published: 2007-07-12
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How did the American colonists define liberty and freedom as they sought to secure their independence from mother England? During the Revolutionary War, what difficulties did the Americans face in fighting for liberty while maintaining the supremacy of civilian over military authority? David Hackett Fischer is University Professor and Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Albion's Seed," "The Great Wave," "Paul Revere's Ride," "Washington's Cro... more |
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Published: 2007-06-14
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Why did the South secede? Why did secession lead to war? For a half century the northern, free states coexisted politically in the same nation with southern, slaveholding states. Why and how did that national structure fall apart in the 1850s? Was this breakdown inevitable, or could wiser political leadership have prevented it? Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln as president precipitate the secession of seven lower-South states? Why did both sides prefer war to compromise? Could this terrib... more |
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Published: 2007-05-09
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What role did Thurgood Marshall play in the Civil Rights Movement? What was his view of the American founding? What was his opinion of contemporary activists for civil rights, like Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X? Juan Williams is Senior Correspondent for National Public Radio, contributing political analyst for the Fox News Channel and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday, and best-selling author of "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965" and "Thurgood Marshall: Ame... more |
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Published: 2007-05-03
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The crisis in our affairs, in the confrontation between the United States and Islamic fundamentalism, is little understood in high places, on either side of the great divide. President Bush has declared that there is a desire for democracy in the hearts of all people everywhere, an assertion hard to square with the prevalence of tyrannies in the greater part of the world. The conflict between Shia and Sunni in the Islamic world resembles nothing so much as that between Catholics and Protestants ... more |
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Published: 2007-04-03
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The crisis in our affairs, in the confrontation between the United States and Islamic fundamentalism, is little understood in high places, on either side of the great divide. President Bush has declared that there is a desire for democracy in the hearts of all people everywhere, an assertion hard to square with the prevalence of tyrannies in the greater part of the world. The conflict between Shia and Sunni in the Islamic world resembles nothing so much as that between Catholics and Protestants ... more |
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Published: 2007-04-03
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Republican or (in modern parlance "democratic") government is held in conflicting regard today. On the one hand, people throughout the world, and especially in the West, regard some form of representative government by consent as the only legitimate, respectable form of government--or at least something to which all countries should aspire when they reach the appropriate level of social, political and economic development. On the other hand, these very same citizens--and especially the more inte... more |
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Published: 2007-03-05
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Republican or (in modern parlance "democratic") government is held in conflicting regard today. On the one hand, people throughout the world, and especially in the West, regard some form of representative government by consent as the only legitimate, respectable form of government--or at least something to which all countries should aspire when they reach the appropriate level of social, political and economic development. On the other hand, these very same citizens--and especially the more inte... more |
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Published: 2007-03-01
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What did the Founders mean by declaring "all men are created equal?" Given the existence of slavery in Revolutionary America, did they really only mean to say that all "white English Protestant Christian males who own property" are created equal? If, on the other hand, the Founders meant the term "men" to be inclusive of all human beings--black and white, male and female--then how are we to understand the relation between their universal principles (which would condemn slavery) and their actual ... more |
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Published: 2007-02-15
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What is the meaning of the American idea of equality? What does it tell us about American democracy, the American character, and being human? This lecture, by Christopher Flannery of Azusa Pacific University, is part of the 2004 Ashbrook Summer Teacher Institute "American Democracy, Being Human, and the American Character."
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Published: 2007-02-01
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The American presidency has always been a subject of great fascination for the American people. From the benchmark established by George Washington, all others to hold the office have been judged by history and historians. How do we determine what makes one president great and another a failure? This lecture, by Sidney Milkis of the University of Virginia, is part of the 2002 Ashbrook Summer Teacher Institute "The Origins and Development of the American Presidency." Dr. Milkis is the author an... more |
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Published: 2007-01-22
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Perhaps no institution of the American government has attracted as much attention as the presidency. Historians examine how the office has changed, and attempt to evaluate the contributions of individual presidents. Political scientists consider the institutional role of the chief executive, and how it interacts with bodies such as the Congress and the Supreme Court. Students of communications theory explore the rhetorical function of the presidency. This seminar explores the role that President... more |
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Published: 2006-11-07
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American thinkers and statesmen have sought to ground political life in first principles, or foundations, that derive from ideas of nature, history or faith. To achieve clarity about the American political thought and its development, each foundational concept must be defined and the important debates among them analyzed. This lecture presents and discusses some of the key controversies about foundational ideas from the period of the founding until the present day. James Ceaser is Professor of P... more |
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Published: 2006-10-24
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American thinkers and statesmen have sought to ground political life in first principles, or foundations, that derive from ideas of nature, history or faith. To achieve clarity about the American political thought and its development, each foundational concept must be defined and the important debates among them analyzed. This lecture presents and discusses some of the key controversies about foundational ideas from the period of the founding until the present day. James Ceaser is Professor of P... more |
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Published: 2006-10-17
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The typical view of the 1920s as it appears in textbooks and other readings is a time of excess-when if there were any time of excess in American history it surely would be the present moment, 2004-05, when personal incomes have never been higher, consumption (despite ups and downs) at its most opulent. The 1920s, with President Calvin Coolidge setting the scene, was a staid time, comparatively. And it marked an entire era, 1917-33, which might be described as the 1920s figuratively speaking, wh... more |
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Published: 2006-10-10
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The Cold War was the global conflict that dominated the twentieth century, and the strategy of containment was the U.S. response to the political, military, economic, and moral challenge posed by the Soviet Union. While surrounding himself with "wise men" such as George C. Marshall, Dean Acheson, and George F. Kennan, President Harry Truman was central to the new strategy and thus the subsequent remaking of both liberal internationalism and American foreign policy. How important was Truman in th... more |
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Published: 2006-10-03
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The Cold War was the global conflict that dominated the twentieth century, and the strategy of containment was the U.S. response to the political, military, economic, and moral challenge posed by the Soviet Union. While surrounding himself with "wise men" such as George C. Marshall, Dean Acheson, and George F. Kennan, President Harry Truman was central to the new strategy and thus the subsequent remaking of both liberal internationalism and American foreign policy. How important was Truman in th... more |
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Published: 2006-09-26
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This seminar examines the relationship of the New Deal to the American political tradition. It focuses particular attention on Franklin Roosevelt's reformulation of the ends of American government through his call for a second Bill of Rights. What is the relationship between the first Bill of Rights and the second Bill of Rights? Is the second Bill of Rights consistent with notions of limited government and constitutional rule? These questions are explored through an analysis of the New Deal and... more |
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Published: 2006-09-19
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This seminar explores how Churchill's autobiography, "My Early Life," can illuminate our understanding of education, politics, and war, and how it might serve as a model for young people making choices about the right way to live. James Muller is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska, Anchorage.
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Published: 2006-09-12
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This seminar examines the relationship of the New Deal to the American political tradition. It focuses particular attention on Franklin Roosevelt's reformulation of the ends of American government through his call for a second Bill of Rights. What is the relationship between the first Bill of Rights and the second Bill of Rights? Is the second Bill of Rights consistent with notions of limited government and constitutional rule? These questions are explored through an analysis of the New Deal and... more |
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Published: 2006-09-05
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The typical view of the 1920s as it appears in textbooks and other readings is a time of excess-when if there were any time of excess in American history it surely would be the present moment, 2004-05, when personal incomes have never been higher, consumption (despite ups and downs) at its most opulent. The 1920s, with President Calvin Coolidge setting the scene, was a staid time, comparatively. And it marked an entire era, 1917-33, which might be described as the 1920s figuratively speaking, wh... more |
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Published: 2006-08-29
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