[Abridged] Presidential Histories

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37.C) Nixon v The Supreme Court, an interview with Michael Bobelian

From 1953 to 1969, the Supreme Court was a vanguard of progressive change for the United States. But then came Tricky Dick. Michael Bobelian, author of Battle For The Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Lyndon Johnson, Earl Warren, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court, discusses how presidential candidate Richard Nixon and senate conservatives blocked LBJ's efforts to cement a progressive court for years to come and, in 3 short years, transformed the once liberal bastion into a conservative bulwark, forever changing how justices are nominated and confirmed in the United States. Support the show

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  45.) Donald Trump part 1 2017-2021

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  44.A) Obama's 08' Iowa campaign, an interview with Chelsea Waliser

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  44.) Barack Obama 2009-2017

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  43.A) An Afghan Story, an interview with Sahba Azami

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  45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

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  43.) George W Bush 2001-2009

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  42.A) Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy, an interview with Nelson Lichtenstein

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  42.) Bill Clinton

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  41.A) George Bush & the end of the Cold War, an interview with Jeff Engel