This Whistlestop travels back to January 7, 1953 and the introduction of the Bricker Amendment.

John Dickerson visits March 15, 1913 when President Woodrow Wilson convened the very first presidential press conference.

This Whistlestop visits April 24, 1952 when President Truman's executive powers are challenged by the courts.

June 13, 1968, How the U.S. Government Filled the Seat Chief Justice Earl Warren Left Behind

Host John Dickerson visits January 11, 2017 and also the campaign season of Gerald R. Ford and Nelson Rockefeller.

Whistlestop takes a journey to 1829 and the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson, the people's President.

Host John Dickerson visits May 24, 1946 and President Harry S. Truman's challenges to labor bosses and his action-hero-style presidency.

Host John Dickerson introduces the new podcast season of campaign curiosities focused on the accomplishments and shortcomings of Presidents past.

This Whistlestop travels back to the October surprise of the Presidential campaign in 1964.

Lies, blame and competitive advantage – a reexamination of the Carter-Reagan Debategate scandal.

With this Whistlestop John Dickerson revisits August 10, 1975 and the candor of Betty Ford.

First stop is November 10, 2007, host John Dickerson outlines Barack Obama's ascension to the Presidency.

John Dickerson tells the tale of the 1960's battle of Barry Goldwater versus Fact Magazine

John Dickerson is live on the road in New York and San Francisco sharing snipets and highlights from the newly published Whistlestop book.

Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump cut from the same cloth?

One thing Jefferson and Hamilton could agree on: they hated James Callender. The scandalmonger journalist uncovered the first two great sex scandals of the early Republic and helped Jefferson win the election of 1800.

In a shocker, the GOP nominates a businessman who only the year before had been a registered Democrat. John Dickerson explains how the affable Indiana utility executive rose to clinch the nomination at the last minute.

In 1968, Alabama governor George Wallace appealed to segregationists and blue collar workers during his presidential bid as a third-party candidate.

In 1964, despite the efforts of many establishment Republicans, Sen. Barry Goldwater clinched the GOP nomination for president.

In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson explains how Ronald Reagan almost became Gerald Ford’s vice president and vice-versa.

In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson explains how retail politics won the day in the 2000 Republican primary in New Hampshire.

After a meteoric rise to the top of the polls, Howard Dean’s presidential bid fizzled in 2004, following his infamous televised speech. On this ep., John Dickerson explains why the seeds of the campaign’s demise were present from its very beginning.

John Dickerson remembers the election of 1840, when both Whigs and Democrats turned out record numbers of voters by appealing to the raw emotions of their followers.

John Dickerson remembers the presidential campaign of 1988, when George Bush’s handlers worked from a playbook known as “The Hazards of Duke” to spin Michael Dukakis as soft on crime, weak on defense, and generally out of touch.

In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson tells the story of JFK’s masterful counterattack in his 1960 primary campaign, in which he turned the criticism of his faith into one of his greatest strengths.