Emminent presidential historian and biographer Richard Norton Smith joins Hugh Hewitt for a brisk and fascinating walk through the lives of the first 43 presidents. The perfect introduction to American history and a key fix for any presidential trivia junkie. Norton opens the door to the White House and to the essential summary of all of the Oval Office occupants, 1 through 43.

The Hugh Hewitt Show presents: History Of The Presidency with special guest, Richard Norton Smith.

Disc 1

introduction - :48
Washington-Adams – 8:30
Jefferson-Madison – 8:09
Monroe-Quincy Adams – 5:07
Jackson-Tyler – 6:37
Polk-Taylor – 2:35
Fillmore-Lincoln – 9:50
Johnson – 8:09

Disc 2

Harrison-McKinley – 4:14
Theodore Roosevelt – 6:35
Wilson – 2:40
Harding-FDR – 9:46
FDR-Truman – 7:38
Eisenhower – 5:21
Nixon-Clinton – 7:00
George W. Bush-conclusion – 3:03