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103 episodes
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LBJ FoundationExplicit
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Date created
2020/04/26
Latest episode
2024/01/18
Average duration
49 min.
Release period
20 days
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When President Lyndon Baines Johnson dedicated his presidential library in 1971, he declared, "It's all here, the story of our time—with the bark off." Since then, in keeping with his vision, the LBJ Library has been a forum for the biggest names and best minds of our day to address the issues of our time. This season of With the Bark Off offers a critical examination of the 45 men who have led our nation and the evolution of America’s highest office. Preeminent historians and authors take us behind-the-scenes and share revealing insights on presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden. With the Bark Off is a production of the LBJ Foundation and each biweekly episode will be hosted by Mark A. Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library, author, and prominent scholar on American politics and foreign policy; or Mark K. Updegrove, President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, author, and ABC News presidential historian.
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Previewing the 2024 Presidential Election with Richard Hasen & Joshua Sellers
2024/01/18
Last month, Mark Updegrove moderated a discussion at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, at Rice University, entitled "A presidential election with legal issues like no other." There, he interviewed two legal experts about the legal challenges faced by the GOP's leading presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, one of the many unprecedented aspects of our presidential election later this year. Richard L. Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at UCLA and the Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project. And Joshua Sellers is Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin.
A Conversation With Secretary Robert Gates
2023/11/30
Robert Gates served in public life for over 50 years. In 2006, he was named Secretary of Defense by President George W. Bush as our nation waged war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He would retain the position for President Barack Obama until 2011. Mark Updegrove talked to him recently before a full house at the LBJ Library, where he offered his reflections on an increasingly chaotic world, including the Israel-Hamas War, the War in Ukraine, the security threats posed by an increasingly aggressive China, and the struggles we face here at home
A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
2023/10/26
Heather Cox Richardson is professor of history at Boston College, and author of six major books about US history in the 19th Century. She also publishes the daily newsletter Letters From An American, which reaches nearly 2 million daily subscribers. She joined us at the LBJ Library to discuss her new book, and how she views our current political moment.
A Conversation with Jake Tapper
2023/10/13
Jake Tapper is the chief Washington anchor for CNN, whose shows “The Lead with Jake Tapper” and “State of the Union” are fixtures of broadcast news. He joined us at the LBJ Library to share his reflections on the state of our democracy, the media landscape, President Joe Biden, and Biden’s presumptive Republican challenger in next year’s presidential election: former President Donald Trump.
"He becomes a genuine believer" A conversation about Abraham Lincoln with Josh Zeitz
2023/09/28
Joshua Zeitz joins us to talk about the inner religious life of Abraham Lincoln, a subject of continued fascination to historians and biographers 150 years after his death.
"A key moment of our civil rights narrative that's never gotten its due" A conversation about Hubert Humphrey with Samuel Freedman
2023/09/14
Samuel Freedman is a Professor at Columbia University and the award-winning author of ten books. In Into the Bright Sunshine he looks at the life of Hubert Humphrey, who would become Senator from Minnesota, Vice President to Lyndon Johnson, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968, who lost his bid for the presidency to Richard Nixon by less than one percentage point.
But it’s Humphrey’s early years that Samuel Freedman covers in his book, chronicling Humphrey’s humble beginnings in smalltown South Dakota and his move to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Humphrey launched an activist political career that helped to change the trajectory of civil rights in America.
"A pathologically reasonable person in power" A Conversation about President Garfield with C.W. Goodyear
2023/08/31
C.W. Goodyear is a writer and historian based in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, he published his first book, President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, which has earned effusive praise for meticulous research and eloquent writing about a president who has often flow under the radar.
Goodyear shines a light on James Garfield’s presidency but also dwells on his earlier career as a teacher, Ohio politician, Union general during the Civil War, and ultimately powerful member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Garfield participated in many of the most contentious debates of the period after the Civil War.
Best of With the Bark Off 2023 (Part 1)
2023/08/17
Given the popularity of our year-end “best of” episode, we have curated seven especially enlightening, entertaining, or surprising vignettes from the last six months. You’ll learn about Reagan’s novel approach to the Cold War; how Edith Wilson took the reins of executive power when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, suffered a stroke; what drew Jackie Bouvier to John F. Kennedy; and more.
"Like all great leaders, he's learning and changing" A Conversation about MLK Jr. With Jonathan Eig (Pt 2)
2023/08/03
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a giant of American history, a figure celebrated in classrooms and public discourse for his towering contributions to the struggle for civil rights. And yet Jonathan Eig's biography, King: A Life, rooted in abundant newly available sources, is the first full-fledged study of King to be published in decades.
Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation about King’s life and legacy. This is the second of a two-part conversation; the first conversation was released on July 20, 2023.
"King had the perfect voice and message for the moment" A Conversation with Jonathan Eig about MLK (Part 1)
2023/07/20
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a giant of American history, a figure celebrated in classrooms and public discourse for his towering contributions to the struggle for civil rights. And yet Jonathan Eig's biography, King: A Life, rooted in abundant newly available sources, is the first full-fledged study of King to be published in decades.
Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation about King’s life and legacy. This is the first of a two-part conversation; the second conversation will be released on August 3, 2023.
"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War
2023/07/06
Melvyn Leffler, author of Confronting Saddam Hussein, speaks on the decisions that led America to war in Iraq in 2003.
The reasons why President George W. Bush chose to invade Iraq have been shrouded in uncertainty and controversy. After meticulous research and interviews with numerous high-level offices, Professor Leffler offers a fresh account of the years between the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and the decision to go to war against Iraq in March of 2003.
"Jackie wanted a larger life" A conversation about Jackie Bouvier Kennedy with Carl Sferrazza Anthony
2023/06/22
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy remains one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century - an iconic First Lady who brought elegance, sophistication, and a cultivated cultural sensibility to the White House. But her formative early adult years provide a glimpse into a headstrong, confident young woman of great intelligence and ambition trying to find her way in the world.
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Former Republican 2023/09/21
Terrific
These conversations/interviews are the gold standard for what a history podcast should be. Do yourself a favor and listen. It is guaranteed that you w...
kt.112 2022/05/26
Just started listening.
I am really enjoying the podcast. Excellent conversation. Thank you.
70s Gold 2020/10/01
I’m addicted to these
First heard about this thru Sun Radio in Austin, TX. I never miss these.
natetambo 2020/07/23
Awesome and informative!
Hats off to the LBJ Library for this podcast. I’ve loved listening to it while in quarantine!
Jim Homan 2020/08/09
Informative and fun!
The LBJ Library’s podcast offers a variety of informative guests in a fun, casual environment! I love listening and am glad for this podcast!
John Ward (madcommander) 2020/06/12
Good podcasts + Beautiful Library
Best presidential library
Yes!!!! Yes!!!!!! 2020/05/07
Excellent Content!
I’m glad I found this one, for the past couple of days this has been the highlight of my podcast listening, it's fascinating!
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