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James Buchanan with Gautham Rao (Subscriber Preview)
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- This Guy Sucked
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- Jul 2, 2026
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- 1236
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Summary
Claire and Gautham Rao get into why, exactly, this guy is often ranked the worst president of a country with a lot of truly awful presidents. Guest Our guest Gautham Rao is an Associate Professor of History at American University. His newest book, White Power: Policing American Slavery is available here . Follow him on Bluesky @gauthamrao , and on Instagram @rao__gautham , or visit his website here. Sensitive Themes & Topics Slavery, racism and racial violence Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin , or check out her website . - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website . - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon . Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here . Find Us Online - Website: thisguysucked.com - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .