Happy St Patrick's Day! In this episode, we chart the history of Taoisigh visiting the White House, how the tradition started and evolved, and why Ireland is the only country that gets this special treatment in the United States. Joining Patrick's panel is Marion R. Casey, Clinical Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies and historian at New York University. She is the author of ‘The Green Space: The Transformation of the Irish Image’ and co-editor of ‘Making The Irish American: History and Heritage of Irish in the United States’; Dr Catherine Healy, Historian-in-Residence, EPIC Irish Emigration Museum; Ted Smyth, president of the Advisory Board of Glucksman Ireland House NYU, Chair of the Clinton Institute for American Studies in University College Dublin, and former Irish diplomat; Dr Daniel Geary, Mark Pigott Associate Professor in American History, Trinity College Dublin; and Cian T. McMahon, Associate Professor at the Department of History & Honors College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
August Books Special
Medieval Dublin
Kylemore Abbey
Renaissance Cosmetics
The History of Belfast
Bill Clinton & Liberalism
Spike Island
Marsh's Library
July Books Special
Bank of Ireland marks 240 years
Irish Wakes: Our Historical Relationship with Death
The life and legacy of Katherine Mansfield
The 1798 Rebellion
Ireland's Space Explorations
The Last Viking
The Untold Story of Joseph Bologne
King Charles I
The History of the City of Rome
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Books Special: The History of Marriage
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