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Trump: The Presidential Precedents

Episode 1: Andrew Jackson

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Adam Smith compares Trump's win to past presidents who divided America even as they promised radical change. In 1829, duellist and Indian-fighter Andrew Jackson won power. Show more

Trump: The Presidential Precedents

Episode 2: Abraham Lincoln

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Adam Smith compares Trump's win to past Presidents who divided America even as they promised radical change. To his enemies, Abraham Lincoln's win in 1860 was utterly intolerable. Show more

Trump: The Presidential Precedents

Episode 3: Warren Harding and Franklin Roosevelt

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Adam Smith compares Trump's win to past presidents who divided America even as they promised radical change. In 1932, FDR swept to power promising action amid crisis. Show more

Trump: The Presidential Precedents

Episode 5: Ronald Reagan

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Adam Smith compares Trump's win to past presidents who divided America even as they promised radical change. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House by running against politics. Show more