Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 03, 2025
Joseph Biden spent his career chasing one goal: the presidency. After decades of political frustration, he finally became the 46th president of the United States. What happened next is one of…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 27, 2025
There are two contemporary narratives of the Trump era. According to one, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is a right-wing autocrat who aspires to end the American…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 13, 2025
Even Barack Obama’s political opponents appreciated the significance of his election. The charismatic new president would take America into a post-racial future. But is that what happened? Renowned…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 13, 2025
Barack Obama promised to fundamentally transform America. Over two terms in office, he did just that—on race, healthcare, and foreign policy. But was it change for the better? Carol Swain examines…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
After radical Islamic terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, swung into action. His every thought…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
No one alive on September 11, 2001, will ever forget the shock and horror of that day, most especially the man who was recently elected the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush. Was he…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 28, 2025
Bill Clinton may have been the most fortunate president in U.S. history. He took office at a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity, when America stood alone as the world’s superpower. What did…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 28, 2025
At the start of 1992 nobody imagined Bill Clinton, an obscure Southern Governor, would become President of the United States. But by the end of the year, it seemed inevitable. How did this most…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 30, 2024
On the heels of a military victory in Iraq, a successful conclusion of the Cold War, and an 89% approval rating, President George H. W. Bush should have sailed effortlessly into a second term. But it…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 18, 2024
After the Watergate scandal, Jimmy Carter had the perfect campaign slogan: “I’ll never lie to you.” No one questioned his character; only his policies. He thought he could change the world. But the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 28, 2024
When Richard Nixon resigned as President following the Watergate scandal, America was in a bad way. The nation needed a leader who could mend the country’s divisions. Was Gerald Ford that leader?…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 23, 2024
Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to wage a war on poverty. Instead, he waged a war halfway around the world in Vietnam. That conflict defined him, his presidency, and the decade of the 1960s. Historian Bill…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 23, 2024
Lyndon B. Johnson created hundreds of social programs to "cure" poverty. But who would administer those programs? And how exactly would they work? No one seemed to know. No one seemed to care. The…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 22, 2024
With his movie star looks and beautiful young family, John F. Kennedy was the picture-perfect president of the television era. But some critics said he was too young and inexperienced to be president…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 22, 2024
With John F. Kennedy at the helm, everything seemed possible—economic prosperity, progress toward racial equality, and even putting a man on the moon. But it all came crashing down in an instant.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 24, 2024
The 1950s are widely regarded as a period of undisputed American greatness. The United States dominated the world in almost every respect, from science to culture, from John Wayne westerns to…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 24, 2024
As the Korean War intensified, war-weary Americans turned to a new leader, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the hero of World War II, to bring them peace. “Ike,” as he was known to everyone, didn’t…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 13, 2024
Harry Truman led America to victory in World War II, but a new challenge was looming: the spread of communism across the globe. Would America’s 33rd president retreat into isolation, or fight the new…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 13, 2024
When Harry Truman suddenly became president, World War II was reaching its climax. He was soon confronted with one of the biggest decisions any president would ever have to make. Elizabeth Spalding,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Apr 01, 2024
As America’s 28th president, Woodrow Wilson greatly expanded the size and scope of the federal government. How did he do it, and why? RJ Pestritto, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, answers…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Apr 01, 2024
In his first term as president, Woodrow Wilson sought to transform America. In his second term, he sought to transform the world. RJ Pestritto, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, describes…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 19, 2024
The time had come for America to take its place among the great nations of the world. There was no better man to lead this charge than Theodore Roosevelt. Wilfred McClay, professor of history at…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 19, 2024
Was there ever a more bold and brash character to occupy the White House than Theodore Roosevelt? Wilfred McClay, professor of history at Hillsdale College, tells the story of how this politician,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 19, 2024
William Howard Taft served as both the President of the United States and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court — the only man to ever do so. Richard Lim, host of the This American President…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 19, 2024
As much as anyone, William McKinley laid the foundation for US dominance in the 20th century. Why, then, is America’s 25th president given such little credit for his accomplishments? Jason R.…