The Making of a Nation
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Airdate:
15-03-2010
President Hayes Promises Only One Term in Office
Hayes agreed to end federal support of Republican governments in the South. >> Click on MP3 link for audio and transcript.
Airdate:
03-03-2010
Hayes Wins Hotly Disputed 1876 Election
Republican Rutherford Hayes went to bed believing he had lost. Click on MP3 link for audio and transcript.
Airdate:
25-02-2010
Grant’s Second Term Worse Than First
The administration of Ulysses Grant was marked by accusations of corruption.
Airdate:
18-02-2010
Grant's Political Battles
Ulysses Grant was a popular hero of the Civil War who won the presidency in 1868. But he was a much better general than a politician. Click on MP link for audio and transcript.
Airdate:
11-02-2010
The Election of 1868
The Republicans chose a war hero as their candidate, Ulysses Grant. But as president he would prove much less successful in politics than in war.
Airdate:
04-02-2010
Rebuilding the South
Radical Republicans sent their supporters from the North to organize southern blacks for their party. Southern whites had a name for them: ''carpetbaggers.'' Click on MP3 link for audio and transcript.
Airdate:
28-01-2010
Trial of Andrew Johnson
Congress acted in 1868 after the president dismissed the secretary of war. But the Senate found him not guilty by a single vote. Click on MP3 link for audio and transcript. >>> For more archives, enter "The Making of a Nation" in quotation marks in the search box at the top of the page.
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