The Past, the Promise, the Presidency

SMU Center for Presidential History
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Welcome to "The Past, the Promise, the Presidency," a podcast about the exciting, unexpected, and critically-important history of the office of the President of the United States. You'll find four seasons of this podcast: Season 1 - Race and the American Legacy; Season 2 - Presidential Crises; Season 3 - The Bully Pulpit; and the current Season 4 - Conversations. Between Seasons 3 & 4, you will also find here a new pilot series called "Firsthand History." In each season of this series, we'll tell a different story from the complex and controversial era of the George W. Bush presidency. We'll tell these stories by featuring oral histories from our Collective Memory Project - firsthand stories told by the people who were there, including U.S. government officials, leaders from foreign countries, journalists, scholars, and more. Season 1--"Cross Currents: Navigating U.S.-Norway Relations After 9/11"--explores the tangled webs of transatlantic alliance in a time of war and uncertainty. "Firsthand History" is a production of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.

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  1. Episode 1

    Civics in the Classroom: Shilo Brooks and Jeffrey Engel

    This is Civics in the Classroom, a podcast series from the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Civics in the Classroom is part of the A250 Summer Teacher Seminar, America's First Principles. This program to promote innovative K-12 instruction in U.S. history and civics was designed by the Center for Presidential History with support from the U.S. Department of Education and in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the first year of this three-year project, our workshops and lectures will focus on the causes and context of the movement for U.S. independence and the production and legacy of its most famous document, the Declaration of Independence.   This episode features Dr. Shilo Brooks, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center and professor of practice in the Department of Political Science at SMU, in conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History. Together, they discuss their views of civics education, examine its relationship to history, and explain why understanding the country's foundational principles is crucial for developing informed and critical citizens. They'll both be joining us this June on campus for the first installment of our multi-year seminar series. In the meantime, stay tuned for more episodes of Civics in the Classroom and more conversations about the lessons that U.S. history holds for the present.   The music for this series comes from the album K2 by Blue Dot Sessions under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

    27 min

  2. Episode 2

    Civics in the Classroom: Kate Carté, Brian Franklin, and Ronald Johnson

    This is Civics in the Classroom, a podcast series from the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Civics in the Classroom is part of the A250 Summer Teacher Seminar, America's First Principles. This program to promote innovative K-12 instruction in U.S. history and civics was designed by the Center for Presidential History with support from the U.S. Department of Education and in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the first year of this three-year project, our workshops and lectures will focus on the causes and context of the movement for U.S. independence and the production and legacy of its most famous document, the Declaration of Independence.   This episode features a conversation between Drs. Kate Carte, Brian Franklin, and Ron Johnson, all of whom will be giving lectures this June as part of our A250 Summer Teacher Seminar. Their lectures will look at specific sections of the Declaration of Independence, as well as some other primary documents from the period. They’ll hone in language and phrasing, and in doing so break down how it is that we have come to understand the Declaration today. In the meantime, stay tuned for more episodes of Civics in the Classroom and more conversations about the lessons that U.S. history holds for the present.   The music for this series comes from the album K2 by Blue Dot Sessions under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

    20 min

  3. Episode 3

    Civics in the Classroom: Patience LeBlanc

    This is Civics in the Classroom, a podcast series from the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Civics in the Classroom is part of the A250 Summer Teacher Seminar, America's First Principles. This program to promote innovative K-12 instruction in U.S. history and civics was designed by the Center for Presidential History with support from the U.S. Department of Education and in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the first year of this three-year project, our workshops and lectures will focus on the causes and context of the movement for U.S. independence and the production and legacy of its most famous document, the Declaration of Independence.   This episode features a conversation with Patience LeBlanc, who will be joining us as master teacher this June for our summer teacher seminar. Patience earned her BA in history from Texas A&M and her MA in history from Texas Women's University, and has over 27 years of experience in teaching social studies. She’s taught at both the middle school and high school level, and has served as a consultant for many educational programs, including the Gilder Lerman Institute, where she's written curriculum and presented across the state and nation. We talked about her career as an educator and about the importance of teaching civics to K through 12 students.  The music for this series comes from the album K2 by Blue Dot Sessions under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

    16 min

  4. Episode 4

    Civics in the Classroom: Pearl Ponce

    This is Civics in the Classroom, a podcast series from the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Civics in the Classroom is part of the A250 Summer Teacher Seminar, America's First Principles. This program to promote innovative K-12 instruction in U.S. history and civics was designed by the Center for Presidential History with support from the U.S. Department of Education and in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the first year of this three-year project, our workshops and lectures will focus on the causes and context of the movement for U.S. independence and the production and legacy of its most famous document, the Declaration of Independence.   This episode features a conversation with Dr. Pearl Ponce, who is the director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Before she stepped into that role, Pearl was a professor at Ithaca College, where she served as chair of the history department for six years. She’s a political and diplomatic historian with a specialty in the Civil War era — and the author of To Govern the Devil in Hell: The Political Crisis in Territorial Kansas as well as the editor of Kansas's War: The Civil War in Documents.  The music for this series comes from the album K2 by Blue Dot Sessions under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

    18 min
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Welcome to "The Past, the Promise, the Presidency," a podcast about the exciting, unexpected, and critically-important history of the office of the President of the United States. You'll find four seasons of this podcast: Season 1 - Race and the American Legacy; Season 2 - Presidential Crises; Season 3 - The Bully Pulpit; and the current Season 4 - Conversations. Between Seasons 3 & 4, you will also find here a new pilot series called "Firsthand History." In each season of this series, we'll tell a different story from the complex and controversial era of the George W. Bush presidency. We'll tell these stories by featuring oral histories from our Collective Memory Project - firsthand stories told by the people who were there, including U.S. government officials, leaders from foreign countries, journalists, scholars, and more. Season 1--"Cross Currents: Navigating U.S.-Norway Relations After 9/11"--explores the tangled webs of transatlantic alliance in a time of war and uncertainty. "Firsthand History" is a production of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.

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