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Episode 015 The History of the Republican Party – Convention Edition!

July 19, 2016 by InThePastLane Leave a Comment

Subscribe to ITPL - ERIThis 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”

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