<description>&lt;p data-start="111" data-end="209"&gt;How have American presidents managed the most destructive weapons ever created?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="211" data-end="622"&gt;In this episode, Dr. Anthony Eames, Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, joins me to examine the history of nuclear weapons through the decisions of U.S. presidents&amp;mdash;from Truman and Eisenhower to Reagan and beyond. We discuss the logic of deterrence, the rise of arms control treaties, and the moments when the world came dangerously close to nuclear war.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="624" data-end="713" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;How have presidents managed this extraordinary power&amp;mdash;and what lessons still matter today?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A Voice in Their Own Destiny: Reagan, Thatcher, and Public Diplomacy in the Nuclear 1980s&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Their-Own-Destiny-Diplomacy/dp/1625347103/&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;JOIN PREMIUM&lt;br&gt;Listen ad-free for only $5/month at www.bit.ly/TAPpremium&lt;br&gt;FOLLOW US&lt;br&gt;www.linktr.ee/thisamericanpresident&lt;br&gt;CREDITS&lt;br&gt;Host: Richard Lim&lt;br&gt;Producer: Michael Neal&lt;br&gt;Artist: Nip Rogers, www.NipRogers.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This American President

This American President

At the Brink: Presidents, Nuclear Weapons, and the Fate of the World Part 1, with Dr. Anthony Eames

APR 14, 202665 MIN
This American President

At the Brink: Presidents, Nuclear Weapons, and the Fate of the World Part 1, with Dr. Anthony Eames

APR 14, 202665 MIN

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How have American presidents managed the most destructive weapons ever created? In this episode, Dr. Anthony Eames, Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, joins me to examine the history of nuclear weapons through the decisions of U.S. presidents—from Truman and Eisenhower to Reagan and beyond. We discuss the logic of deterrence, the rise of arms control treaties, and the moments when the world came dangerously close to nuclear war. How have presidents managed this extraordinary power—and what lessons still matter today? A Voice in Their Own Destiny: Reagan, Thatcher, and Public Diplomacy in the Nuclear 1980s https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Their-Own-Destiny-Diplomacy/dp/1625347103/   JOIN PREMIUMListen ad-free for only $5/month at www.bit.ly/TAPpremiumFOLLOW USwww.linktr.ee/thisamericanpresidentCREDITSHost: Richard LimProducer: Michael NealArtist: Nip Rogers, www.NipRogers.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.