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2.11 – The Opposition Strikes Back

December 16, 201802 - John AdamsAaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Alien and Sedition Acts, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Democratic-Republican Party, Elbridge Gerry, Federalists, France, George Washington, James Madison, James McHenry, John Adams, John Marshall, John Taylor of Caroline, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US Supreme Courtpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1798

With yellow fever raging in Philadelphia, the federal government has to move once more, adding to the headaches of Secretary of War James McHenry who had his position in the Cabinet already being undermined by General Alexander Hamilton. In Quincy, John Adams meets with Elbridge Gerry to learn more about the latest offer for diplomatic talks with the French while in Virginia, Vice President Jefferson and former Rep. James Madison plot how to oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts. Sources used in this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Images: “Seal of Virginia” [c. 1851] and “An impression from the first Kentucky State Seal” [c. 1800], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.09 – All Around and Away They Go

November 18, 201802 - John AdamsAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Benjamin Stoddert, Caribbean, Democratic-Republican Party, Elbridge Gerry, Federalists, France, Francisco de Miranda, George Washington, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, James McHenry, James Wilkinson, John Adams, Rufus King, Spain, Timothy Pickering, Toussaint L'Ouverturepresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1797-1799

As the events of the Haitian Revolution start to involve the US and the Army works to secure control of the Mississippi Territory from the Spanish, Adams and the Federalists work to determine a response to the XYZ Affair. However, as their power begins to consolidate, some in the party plot ways to use the situation to their advantage. Oh, and Adams goes to see a play! Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Toussaint Louverture and General Thomas Maitland,” unknown artist [c. 1790s?], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.08 – Have At Thee! The Response to XYZ

November 4, 201802 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Lee, Elbridge Gerry, France, James McHenry, John Adams, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US House, William Vans Murraypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1797-1798

As the Adams administration learns of the XYZ Affair and the President works to determine his next course of action, partisan bickering devolves to a fight on the floor of the House of Representatives while back in Paris, divisions start to form between the special envoys as Talleyrand increases his pressure on one of their number. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Congressional Pugilists” by an unknown artist [15 Feb 1798], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.06 – Scandals and Observations

October 7, 201802 - John AdamsAaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Abraham Venable, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Knox, James Callendar, James Monroe, John Adams, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Maria Reynolds, Robert Liston, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US Navy, William Blountpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1797

Adams is joined in Philadelphia by his wife Abigail as he tries to balance war and peace with the first of the original six frigates of the US Navy being launched around the time that he appoints peace commissioners to France. Meanwhile, the US Senate is rocked by a scandal involving one of its leaders while news of Hamilton’s extramarital affair becomes public. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Alexander Hamilton” [possibly by John Trumbull, c. 1790], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.03 – The New Sheriff in Town

August 26, 201802 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Benjamin Rush, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, France, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Pierre Auguste Adet, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Timothy Pickeringpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1796-1797

The election of 1796 results in John Adams becoming the nation’s second chief executive, but he quickly finds more questions than answers awaiting him on the path to taking the oath of office. Adams is immediately faced with the need to make decisions about who to keep from the previous administration, what if any policy changes to make, and even where he and his family will live. It’s a transition unlike any other in American history to that point, and with various pressing issues waiting on the desk, the honeymoon for the new President promised to be short-lived. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Congress Hall,” unknown artist, courtesy of the US Senate Historical Office

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1.28 – A Caesar, a Cromwell, and a Washington: The Betrayals of 1795

March 18, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Edmund Randolph, George Hammond, George Washington, Jay Treaty, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, John Beckley, Native Americans, Northwest Indian War, Northwest Territory, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Timothy Pickering, William Bradford, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1794-1795

Despite achieving a major diplomatic victory in the Northwest Territory, the administration is rocked by controversy as Secretary of State Randolph is confronted about allegations of collusion with the French while Washington himself is accused of improper use of public finances. Scandals and controversies abound in this episode! Source information can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com

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Bust of Gaius Julius Caesar, courtesy of Wikipedia
“Oliver Cromwell” by Samuel Cooper [c. 1656], courtesy of Wikipedia
“George Washington” by Gilbert Stuart [c. 1797], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.27 – The Light of Burning Effigies

March 4, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmund Randolph, Federalists, George Clinton, George Hammond, George Washington, Jay Treaty, John Adams, John Blair, John Jay, John Rutledge, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, Washington DC, William Bradfordpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-1799

While the construction of the nation’s new capital proceeds, the public battle against the Jay Treaty begins in earnest upon its publication by Benjamin Franklin Bache. Demonstrations and meetings go on up and down the Eastern seaboard, and even Alexander Hamilton has difficulty determining how to respond. Meanwhile, Washington has to fill John Jay’s position as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and deal with the last remaining member of his first Cabinet now looking to find a way out of his post. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: Burning of Stamp Act [c.1903], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.26 – A Monument of Folly and Venality

February 18, 201801 - George WashingtonAaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Edmund Randolph, Fisher Ames, France, George Washington, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, John Jay, Kentucky, Rufus King, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pinckneypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1794-1795

The Jay Treaty finally arrives in Philadelphia, but it turns out to be more of a curse than the blessing for which Washington and his administration were hoping. As Washington and Randolph scramble to figure out what to do with the treaty, the opposition makes preparations for a full-on attack on this treaty with the British. Meanwhile, the Administration learns of US Minister James Monroe’s “fraternal embrace” of the French and goes in search of a special envoy to send to Spain. Diplomacy and political intrigue abound at home and abroad in 1795. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Portrait of John Jay” by Gilbert Stuart [c. 1794], courtesy of Wikipedia

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Tag Archives: Benjamin Franklin Bache

2.11 – The Opposition Strikes Back

2.09 – All Around and Away They Go

2.08 – Have At Thee! The Response to XYZ

2.06 – Scandals and Observations

2.03 – The New Sheriff in Town

1.28 – A Caesar, a Cromwell, and a Washington: The Betrayals of 1795

1.27 – The Light of Burning Effigies

1.26 – A Monument of Folly and Venality