Heather Cox Richardson

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448 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Jul

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The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · Heather Cox Richardson on America’s Vibe Shift · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

They had other issues amongst themselves, but that was really what inspired people to take a stand against what they called the slave power. matched

I do, but I actually don't think it's necessarily the history so much as their connection to the people. matched

Because it's not like Lincoln invented this out of whole cloth. matched

The people invented Lincoln. matched

The people invented William Henry Seward. matched

And similarly, the people and his advisors, including his wife, made FDR. matched

I mean, literally, FDR was, you know, socially conscious, but the son of a very wealthy family. matched

He reflects what people shine onto him. matched

So if you've watched John Ossoff, the senator from Georgia, for a long time, as I have, you can see that his language has changed a lot. matched

Another person to watch is Governor of Illinois J.B. matched

Pritzker. matched

Mm-hmm. matched

who is, you're watching them change. matched

And you can see it in people who change and make an overstep and then back away. matched

So if you watch somebody like Gavin Newsom, governor of California, there are times when he has gotten out over his skis and you can watch him pull back because these are politicians. matched

They're watching what people respond to. matched

And that being said, the lessons of the past are, matched

really matter. matched

I mean, this is literally what historians study. matched

How do you change society? matched

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