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Join the Rev. Rob Lee as he recaps the first 12 presidents covered in So Help Me Pod . We are also happy to announce that Rev. Lee and his brother Scott will be engaging 12 more presidents next season. We've had so much fun on this project we just can't stop! Be sure to join us here or on YouTube for these podcasts! And share them too! Also, check out Rev. Lee's Presidential Theologies...

12 of 12 President Donald J. Trump 1946-Current Age: 77 The Forty-Fifth President of the United States of America Served from 2017-2021 Evangelical/Non-Affiliated

10 of 12 President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969 The Thirty-Fourth President of the United States of America Served from 1953-1961 Presbyterian 

Explore the most iconic home in the United States of America and the building most synonymous with the American Presidency: The White House.

9 of 12 President Harry S. Truman 1884-1972 The Thirty-Third President of the United States of America Served from 1945-1953 Northern (American) Baptist

Join the Rev. Rob Lee, a doctoral candidate at Pacific School of Religion as he discusses some interesting facts and history of the First Ladyship of the United States of America.

8 of 12 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882-1945 The Thirty-Second President of the United States of America Served from 1933-1945 Episcopalian

7 of 12 President William McKinley 1843-1901 The Twenty-Fifth President of the United States of America Served from 1897-1901 Methodist Notes for this Episode: Nearer, My God to Thee performed by Acapeldridge

6 of 12 President James A. Garfield 1831-1881 The Twentieth President of the United States of America Served in 1881 Disciples of Christ Notes: CW Goodyear's Book: Click Here for Amazon Link Music: "In Memorium" (1881) by John Philip Sousa, Courtesy of the President's Own United States Marine Band.

Aside from the White House, no other means is as iconic and associated with the presidency than Air Force One. Join doctoral candidate the Rev. Rob Lee as he explores some of the history and information surrounding this flying fortress.

5 of 12 President Ulysses S. Grant 1822-1885 The Eighteenth President of the United States of America Served from 1869-1877 Methodist

4 of 12 President Andrew Jackson 1767-1845 The Seventh President of the United States of America Served from 1829-1837 Presbyterian

I want to give a shoutout to Maggie and Frank, who basically earned the doctoral degree being conferred on me by their presence in the room where it happened. It got me thinking about first pets and how those pets shaped and impacted the life of the presidents who were their companions. 

With last night's first-ever successful ouster of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, I wanted to share a bonus episode on how that intersects with the work I'm doing in the field of the American Presidency. Check out this episode on the Presidential Line of Succession.

3 of 12 President John Quincy Adams 1767-1848 The Sixth President of the United States of America Served from 1825-1829 Unitarian

A bonus episode on the Presidential Oath of Office prescribed by the United States Constitution, and where the podcast gets its name. Read more on the Oath of Office at the Library of Congress .

2 of 12 President John Adams 1735-1826 The Second President of the United States of America Served from 1797-1801 Unitarian

1 of 12 President George Washington  1732-1799 The First President of the United States of America Served from 1789-1797 Anglican and Deist

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Dr. Steve Angell is the Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies at Earlham School of Religion. He holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, Earlham School of Religion, and Boston University. Today he joins So Help Me Pod to discuss Quakerism and the American Presidency. At the time of this recording, two presidents of the United States have been Quakers: President Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) and Pre...

Fr. James Martin, SJ joins us today to discuss the American presidency and its relationship to Roman Catholicism. Despite having over 70,000,000 adherents in the nation today and making up 22% of the population of the United States, there have only been two United States Presidents who identified as Roman Catholic. The two men, Presidents Kennedy and Biden have served within the last 60 years of o...

The Rev. Dr. Laceye Warner joins us as our first expert on denominations as we begin to contextualize the American Presidency in relationship to theological understanding. Dr. Warner serves as the Royce and Jane Reynolds Associate Professor of the Practice of Evangelism and Methodist Studies and Associate Dean for Wesleyan Engagement at Duke University Divinity School. She was appointed to the fac...

The Trailer for "So Help Me Pod", a podcast of Beloved Journal for the Rev. Robert W. Lee's doctor of ministry degree at Pacific School of Religion.