American History – 74. Zachary Taylor
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The Whig party considered four men for its candidate in…
American History – 73. James Polk, Part 03
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) A great constitutional debate split the United States in eighteen-forty-eight. The dispute arose over slavery…
American History – 72. James Polk, Part 02
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) In the middle eighteen-forties, the United States offered to buy…
American History – 71. James Polk, Part 01
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last program of THE MAKING OF A NATION, Texas in…
American History – 70. Election of 1844
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Once more, in the year eighteen-forty-three, Texas had become a major issue in American politics.…
American History – 69. John Tyler
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last program of THE MAKING OF A NATION, the national elections…
American History – 66. Pre-Election, 1840
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As the administration of Martin Van Buren came closer to an end in eighteen-forty, there…
American History – 68. William Henry Harrison
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Late in the year eighteen-forty, the American people elected their ninth president, General William Henry…
American History – 67. The Election of 1840
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As the American national election of eighteen-forty drew closer, the Whig Party felt more and…
American History – 48. James Madison, Part 06
(Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (Theme) As we reported earlier, the United States and Britain agreed late in December, 1814, to…
American History – 64. Martin Van Buren, Part 01
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Last week, we reported the election in Eighteen-Thirty-Six of Martin Van Buren as the eighth…
American History – 65. Martin Van Buren, Part 02
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) Martin Van Buren took office as America’s eighth president in eighteen-thirty-seven. Not long after, the…
American History – 63. Andrew Jackson, Part 09
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported last week, Texas won its independence from Mexicoduring the administration of President…
American History – 62. Andrew Jackson, Part 08
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English about the history of the United States. (THEME) In the early eighteen-thirties, the territory of Texas belonged…
American History – 61. Andrew Jackson, Part 07
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The national election of eighteen-thirty-two put Andrew Jackson in the White House for a second…