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.
Margaret Thatcher
Hitler
The Tudors
March Books Special
The Oscars
Stalin
February Books Special
As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement
Modern Ukraine
The History of Hairdressing
St Brigid
WB Yeats
The History of Clerys
Eoin MacNeill: His Life and Legacy
Irish Sporting Lives
Ireland's 50-Year Membership of the EU
Christmas Special
The Armada
Dublin Castle
The History of The World Cup
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