In this class we will take a look a the lives and impact of each of the U.S. Presidents, discussing everything from - 

-George Washington's love of dogs and letter writing, becoming an international military rock star at the age of 22, to why he felt unprepared for the role of president and why he made the decisions that he did. 

-What was Herbert Hoovers life like before becoming president? What role did he play in the Boxer Rebellion? Why did he decide to name what we call the Great Depression a "depression" instead of a panic, as it had always been named before? 

- What was JFK's childhood like? How did he turn an insult into a popular college club that everyone wanted to join? How did he use the television to defeat Nixon? What happened that day in Dallas? 


This is a discussion based course. I do lecture (through shared powerpoint) during the 45 minute class, but I encourage open discussion and questions throughout. I love the chat box and encourage students to utilize that for participation. 

This is a subscription class, which means each week is an independent class. You pay for each week that you would like to join. You can pay for each week that you choose to attend class. There is no start or end date, so feel free to come and go as your schedule dictates.


2024

Week of

July 1 NO CLASS
July 8 Joe Biden
July 15 Who can be President? What is the job of the President? 
July 22 George Washington
July 29 John Adams
August 5 Thomas Jefferson
August 12 James Madison/James Monroe
August 19 John Quincy Adams
August 26 Andrew Jackson
September 2 Martin Van Buren
September 9 William Henry Harrison/John Tyler
September 16 James K Polk/Zachary Taylor
September 23 NO CLASS
September 30 Millard Fillmore/Franklin Pierce
October 7 James Buchanan
October 14 Abraham Lincoln
October 21 Andrew Johnson
October 28 How U.S. Elections work and what does everything mean? 
November 4 Ulysses S. Grant
November 11 Rutherford B Hayes/James A Garfield
November 18 Chester Arthur/Benjamin Harrison
November 25 NO CLASS
December 2 Grover Cleveland
December 9 William McKinley
December 16 History of the Secret Service
December 23 NO CLASS
December 30 NO CLASS



2025 Dates

Week of: 

January 6 Theodore Roosevelt
January 13 William Howard Taft
January 20 Woodrow Wilson
January 27 Warren G. Harding
February 3 Calvin Coolidge 
February 10 Herbert Hoover
February 17 Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 24 Three Presidents and the Great Depression 
March 3 Harry S. Truman
March 10 Dwight D. Eisenhower
March 17 NO CLASS
March 24 John F. Kennedy
March 31 Lyndon B. Johnson
April 7 Richard Nixon
April 14 Gerald Ford
April 21 Jimmy Carter
April 28 Ronald Reagan
May 5 George H.W. Bush
May 12 Bill Clinton
May 19 George W. Bush
May 26 Barack Obama
June 2 Donald Trump
June 9 Joe Biden
June 16
June 23 NO CLASS 
June 30 NO CLASS
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29 NO CLASS 
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24 NO CLASS 
December 1
December 8
December 15
December 22 NO CLASS
December 29 NO CLASS