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Mr. President radio theater

Here are some links for the old time radio theater show Mr. President. I believe the intent is for children to listen to the broadcast and then guess which president is being described.

For your reference, I have labeled them.

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, episode 76


Zachary Taylor

Franklin Pierce

Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and General John A. McClernand, photo taken shortly after the Civil War’s first battle on northern soil in Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862. Pinkerton was the head of Union Intelligence Services at the time. He also, allegedly, foiled an assassination attempt against Lincoln. Pinkertonlater pioneered the American private detective industry when he formed Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency.

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

US Grant Secretary of War Scandal

Ulysses S. Grant

Official White House portrait of President U.S. Grant done by Henry Ulke on March 2, 1875. On the very same day Secretary of War William W. Belknap resigned as Secretary of War under scandal. Grant wrote and signed Belknap's resignation and then went to Ulke's studio. Grants left hand is a threatening clentched fist while his right hand is open or welcoming.

Chester Allen Arthur


Theodore Roosevelt, episode 213

Theodore Roosevelt, episode 72

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Warren G Harding

Additional Episodes:


The Loophole

Advice And Consent

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20th Century Radio: The Listening Years

General Douglas MacArthur signs Japanese surrender instrument

You are There The Listening Years

This short program includes several brief You are There segments, originally put together to commemorate a CBS radio anniversary.  The focus of the program is on historic 20th century events that people could hear firsthand through the advent of radio.   This program is an enjoyable, quick overview of some of radio’s news highlights from the 20th Century.

The program begins with a broadcast about the surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War 2.

The next excerpt is from   a horse race at the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby, 1931, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike Germany 3.0 license

The third excerpt is King Edward abdicating his throne for love, December 11, 1936.

The fourth segment is about a 1930’s fire within the walls of the Ohio State Penitentiary.

The next segment highlights FDR’s first inaugural address, the Great Depression and World War 2, followed by FDR’s address to congress asking for a declaration of war.

D-Day, June 6, 1944, Normandy

The next segment is about the Allied landing in France on D-Day.

Next, the program highlights the Howard Hughes trial.

Finally, You are There covers a November 6, 1947 discussion in the United Nations.

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Abraham Lincoln Radio Theater

Abe Lincoln 1846

Click here to see a selection of CurrClick downloadable resources which could be used to enhance your study of Abraham Lincoln. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

Henry Fonda stars in Young Mr. Lincoln: Great Scenes from Great Plays

Abe Lincoln the Prairie Years

Abraham Lincoln the War Years

Abe Lincoln Birthplace

Abraham Lincoln Cavalcade of America 1860

Abraham Lincoln Election Song 1860 Lincoln and Liberty

Abraham Lincoln Election Song 1864 Rally ’round the Cause

Civil War Camp of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Mister President Abe Lincoln in the Telegraph Office

You Are There: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

You Are There! The Capture of John Wilkes Booth

Abraham Lincoln standing portrait 1863

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You are there! The Rise of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great quelling the Opis mutiny by Andre Castaigne

Rise of Alexander the Great: Peace Offer

Rise of Alexander the Great: Battle for Asia

Rise of Alexander the Great: Mutiny in India

Click here for more world history episodes from the old time radio drama You are There!

Click here to see downloadable Notebooking Pages for Ancient Greeks, Minoans and Mycenaeans from CurrClick.

Click here to see CurrClick’s Ancient Greece and Rome History Scribe pages for illustration and narration (both Elementary and Middle School pages included).  These links will take you away from My Audio School.

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Adventures in Odyssey historical radio drama

Independence Day Celebration in Centre Square, Philadelphia by John Lewis Krimmel

Focus on the Family Adventures in Odyssey

Focus on the Family has made several episodes of Adventures in Odyssey available for free streaming or download.  Click the above link, which will take you to the Focus on the Family media page.  You’ll see a gray tool bar underneath the media player; click Sort By Shows.  Then look through the list going down the left hand side and click Adventures in Odyssey.  Select the audio you would like to hear.

I found several historical episodes, but their titles are being regularly changed and updated, so check their site regularly if you are an Adventures in Odyssey fan!

Clicking this link will take you away from My Audio School to the Focus on the Family website.  Kids, please get permission before leaving My Audio School.

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The Legend of Squanto: Focus on the Family Radio Theater broadcast

Squanto teaching

Click here to see downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick about Squanto. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

To listen to the radio broadcast of  Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part one, click here.

To listen to the radio broadcast of Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part two, click here.

Clicking these links will take you away from My Audio School to the Focus on the Family site.  Kids, please get permission before leaving My Audio School.