The Great American Story, Ep. 14: A Time of Turbulence

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by Eisenhower and Kennedy in a changing America and highlights the importance of studying historical triumphs and failures.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah discusses the challenges that Eisenhower and Kennedy faced in a changing United States before introducing Wilfred McClay. Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our past inspires us to preserve the blessings of liberty in our day. Now you can study these stories with Hillsdale College. Hillsdale’s free online course, “The Great American Story: A Land of Hope,” explores the history of America as a land of hope founded on high principles. In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation’s past, as well as the shortcomings and failures, it offers a broad and unbiased study of the kind essential to the cultivation of intelligent patriotism. Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower pursued a post-war foreign policy of containing the growing threat of the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jeremiah

Guest: Wilfred McClay

Topics covered

• American history
• Eisenhower and Kennedy
• challenges in U.S. history
• liberty and patriotism
• foreign policy
• Soviet Union
• communism

Keywords

• Eisenhower
• Kennedy
• American history
• liberty
• patriotism
• Soviet Union
• communism
• Hillsdale College
• online course
• Wilfred McClay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College

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