This week, in honor of the G.O.P. Convention, In The Past Lane explores the fascinating history of the Republican Party. I speak with historian Heather Cox Richardson, author of a superb history of the Republican party. She’ll take us on a fascinating journey through eras when the GOP was the party of big business and Wall Street and when it periodically shifted to become the party of the people and the common good. And she’ll bring her analysis all the way to the present to help put Donald Trump in historical perspective.
Episode 015 notes and credits
Recommended Reading
Kathleen Dalton, Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life
Lewis L. Gould, The Republicans: A History of the Grand Old Party
Heather Cox Richardson, To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party
Theda Skocpol, The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
Music
Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (courtesy, JayGMusic.com)
Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive)
The Womb, “I Hope It Hurts” (Free Music Archive)
Lee Rosevere, “Going Home”
The Bell, “I Am History”