Teachingamericanhistory.org Podcast

Our last Saturday Webinar for Fall 2021, and the capstone episode of our American Presidency series, during which we discussed the Modern Presidency - its powers, the expectations placed on the office, how it has evolved to this point, and how this squares with the Constitution. Panelists: Jeremy Gypton, Teacher Programs Manager, TAH.org Dr. Jeremy Bailey, University of Oklahoma Dr. Jordan Cash, Baylor University Suggested Readings: Madison on the Removal Power and his letter to Pendleton James Madison, 1789 Humphrey’s Executor v. U.S. 1935 Brownlow Committee Report 1937 The Presidency in 1960, John F. Kennedy, 1960 McGover-Fraser Commission Report, 1971 Books Mentioned During the Program: Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents: The Politics of Leadership from Roosevelt to Reagan The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader