The Great American Story, Ep. 15: Rise and Fall

About this episode

The episode discusses the legacies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon while exploring significant challenges in American history.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the legacies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon 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. Lyndon B. Johnson entered office with an ambitious plan to expand the scope of government. Dubbed “The Great Society,” his efforts to transform domestic policy were stalled in part by his party’s opposition to America’s mounting commitments in Southeast Asia. While…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeremiah, Juan

Guest: Wilfred McClay

Topics covered

• American history
• government policy
• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• patriotism
• challenges in history

Keywords

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• American history
• Great Society
• patriotism
• Hillsdale College
• Wilfred McClay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College

Books & works: The Great American Story: A Land of Hope

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