Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies
Mastering: Eric BroyhillMix: Christian Kiefer
Producer: Christian Kiefer
20080909
Labels: Standard Recording
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Washington to Pierce (1789-1857)
| 1 | George Washington: Washington Dreams of the Hippopotamus | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:21 |
| 2 | John Adams: Armed With Only Wit and the Vigor of the U.S. Navy | J. Matthew Gerken feat. Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher; intro and fade out music by These United States | 3:44 |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson: The Mouldboard of Least Resistance | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:52 |
| 4 | James Madison: Zinger | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:17 |
| 5 | James Monroe: The Last Cocked Hat | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Marla Hansen | 3:43 |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams: Death in the Speaker’s Room | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 5:11 |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson: Benevolence | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Califone | 3:39 |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren: The Little Magician | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Tom Brosseau | 5:06 |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison: So You Don’t Have To | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:09 |
| 10 | John Tyler: In Hindsight | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Bill Callahan | 3:34 |
| 11 | James Knox Polk: The Other Is Better / The Landscape to Transform | Monahans | 6:02 |
| 12 | Zachary Taylor: Rough and Ready | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:08 |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore: The Proof Is in the Pudding | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:03 |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce: My Only Enemy Is Myself | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Stephen Yerkey | 2:21 |
Buchanan to Wilson (1857-1921)
| 1 | James Buchanan: God Will Strike You Down | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Reid Maclean | 4:04 |
| 2 | Abraham Lincoln: Malice, Charity, and the Oath of God | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Wooden Wand | 5:27 |
| 3 | Andrew Johnson: Was Ever Alone? | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:51 |
| 4 | Ulysses Simpson Grant: Helicopters Above Oakland | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:51 |
| 5 | Rutherford Birchard Hayes: The Beard of God | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:29 |
| 6 | James Abram Garfield: Seven Months | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:57 |
| 7 | Chester Alan Arthur: The Epitome of Dignity | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:55 |
| 8 | Stephen Grover Cleveland: Bees and Honey | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:29 |
| 9 | Benjamin Harrison: Kid Gloves Hands Surplus to Big Sugar | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 2:30 |
| 10 | Stephen Grover Cleveland: Rubbermouth | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 3:51 |
| 11 | William McKinley: Czolgosz’s Dream | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Magnolia Summer | 4:04 |
| 12 | Theodore Roosevelt: The Sherman Act Does Not Care | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Dean Haakenson | 2:49 |
| 13 | William Howard Taft: There Was No Longer Use to Hide the Fact That It Was Gout | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 5:05 |
| 14 | Thomas Woodrow Wilson: A Life Among Men | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Jamie Stewart | 3:40 |
Harding to Bush (1921-2008)
| 1 | Warren Gamaliel Harding: An Army of Pompous Phrases | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:52 |
| 2 | John Calvin Coolidge: On Silence | The Radar Bros. | 3:58 |
| 3 | Herbert Clark Hoover: Woe Is a Spoon-Shaped Heart | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:29 |
| 4 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Illuminating the Bright Lines | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 5:08 |
| 5 | Harry S. Truman: Suits and Fine Trousers vs. Hiroshima | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Denison Witmer | 3:06 |
| 6 | Dwight David Eisenhower: When Ike Walked the Land | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Mark Kozelek & Alan Sparhawk | 4:08 |
| 7 | John Fitzgerald Kennedy: There Is No Plan | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 5:52 |
| 8 | Lyndon Baines Johnson: Ladybird Take Me Home | Steve Dawson | 3:16 |
| 9 | Richard Milhous Nixon: 2 Under Par Off the Coast of Africa | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Tom Carter | 9:21 |
| 10 | Gerald Rudolph Ford: Now You See It, Now You Don’t See It | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:16 |
| 11 | Jimmy Earl Carter, Jr.: A Great Beam of Light | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher feat. Rosie Thomas | 4:30 |
| 12 | Ronald Wilson Reagan: Such a Marvelous Dream | Califone | 5:04 |
| 13 | George Herbert Walker Bush: It Was Foreshadowed Here (The Beginning of the End) | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 2:57 |
| 14 | William Jefferson Clinton: The Mighty Lion Will Not Roar Again | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 5:38 |
| 15 | George Walker Bush: Though the Night | J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher | 4:19 |