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Jonestown murder-suicide.

Sandy Koufax retires.

U.S. and Canada adopt standard time zones.

President Chester Arthur dies.

Steamboat Willie premieres.

Ben-Hur premieres.

Tony Silva sentenced.

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Bringing you a special, location-specific post! Your guide to Visiting the Presidents in the Big Apple, as we go through the birthplaces, gravesites, and homes of the Presidents who called New York City home--no matter how brief!
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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/10/10/visiting-new-york-citys-presidents/

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"Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan"
"Donald Trump and Queens"
"George Washington and Mount Vernon"
"James Monroe and Highland"
"Ulysses Grant and Galena"
"Chester Arthur and Manhattan" 

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Forgotten President in the Big City, Chester Alan Arthur's home is still standing, but under very different management! Learn about Arthur's reluctant turn to politics; his vice presidency and Presidency; his wife, Ellen, and children; and what happened to his home!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/07/25/season-2-episode-21-chester-arthur-and-new-york-city/

Season 1's Chester Alan Arthur Episode: "Chester Alan Arthur and Fairfield" 

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Chester A. Arthur, the son of a poor Baptist preacher, rose to become a well-connected New York attorney. He honed his masterful administrative skills as New York's Quartermaster General during the Civil War, then applied those skills to become an unparalleled party organizer. In an era of rampant political corruption, Arthur was the quintessential machine politician. He held the federal government's most lucrative patronage post until President Hayes fired him, yet his party connections landed him a cushy spot as James A. Garfield's vice presidential running mate in 1880. But when an assassin's bullet cuts Garfield down, can Arthur rise above his unscrupulous past and become a respectable president? Listen and learn about one of the great presidential redemption stories!  

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Chester A. Arthur is a 19th-century American politics version of Breaking Bad mashed with Darth Vader's redemption story.

Ok. There's no meth or space sorcery. But there is a seemingly noble man who jettisons his values when they get in the way of making a buck. (Ok, a LOT of bucks). And then,  after a lifetime of proving himself a good-for-nothing scoundrel, he turns into a redemption story when thrust into the presidency with the future of the nation on the line.

Join me as I interview Scott Greenberger, executive editor of Stateline, the daily news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts, and author of The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, on why Arthur fell from grace, and the factors that inspired his redemption at a time when the entire country had given up on him.

Chester A. Arthur is the most corrupt politician to ever become president. For years, he made a fortune making sure enough money disappeared from the New York City customs house to keep his patron in power. When a backroom deal made him vice president and an assassin's bullet ended James Garfield's presidency and began Arthur's, the nation despaired. But then he got an unexpected letter. One woman - a woman he'd never met - believed he was capable of change. Could Arthur complete the most unexpected transformation in presidential history? Or was American democracy about to be sold to the highest bidder?

Follow along as Arthur goes from inspiring Civil Rights lawyer to not-so-inspiring corrupt political crony, to Vice President, to the White House and ponder the age old question - can people change?

Bibliography
1. The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur – Scott S. Greenberger
2. Destiny of the Republic – Candice Millard
3. Rutherford B. Hayes – Hans. L. Trefousse
4. Grover Cleveland – Henry F. Graff
5. T.R. the last Romantic – H.R. Brands

Chester who? Our 21st President, and the first from  the Green Mountain State, Vermont, and another big birthplace controversy! Find out why Chester Alan Arthur was suspected of not being an American, why his family was always on the move, and why his own lies added to the controversy! Also learn what happened to his birthplace and what kind of commemorations they have in Fairfield, Vermont, as well as what delicious thing I found on my way driving across the beautiful state!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/06/08/episode-21-chester-alan-arthur-and-fairfield/

Season 2's Chester Alan Arthur Episode: "Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan"

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