Geoffrey Cowan was interviewed about his new book on 790 KABC’s McIntyre in the Morning radio show. Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary is now available.
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The Daily Beast published an excerpt from Geoffrey Cowan’s new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
“For Theodore Roosevelt, practical politics had trumped the right of the people to rule.”
Geoffrey Cowan and presidential historian David Greenberg offered a behind-the-scenes look at the history and influence of the presidential campaign — from Theodore Roosevelt and the first presidential primary to today. Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center president and CEO, moderated. Cowan is the author of Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary. David Greenberg is the author of Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency.
Former CNN correspondent Jessica Yellin interviewed Geoffrey Cowan at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
Geoffrey Cowan has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows over the past couple months about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary. Click the links below to watch and listen to the full interviews.
KABC’s McIntyre in the Morning
WOSU’s All Sides with Ann Fisher
NBC New York’s “Bill’s Books – January Reads”
KPCC’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle
NPR’s Weekend Edition with Linda Wertheimer
SIRIUS XM’s Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
KCRW’s To the Point with Warren Olney
University of California president and former Homeland Security Secretary and Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano interviewed Geoffrey Cowan at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
The New Republic published an excerpt from Geoffrey Cowan’s new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
“Teddy Roosevelt Defends the Presidential Primary: In 1912, the popular third-party candidate stressed ‘the right of the people to rule’ in the first election to truly test the primary system.”
Geoffrey Cowan spoke about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary, at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.
Harold Holzer, director of Hunter College’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, interviewed Geoffrey Cowan about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
Geoffrey Cowan spoke to an overflow crowd at Zócalo Public Square at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on January 15. KCRW wrote about the event and posted a video on their blog.
“If you’re wondering why Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have a shot at representing their political parties in November’s national presidential election, you can thank Theodore Roosevelt. One of Roosevelt’s most enduring impacts was his crucial role in the rise of state-based primary elections, explained Geoffrey Cowan.”
