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3.25 – What’s Next

December 6, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Albert Gallatin, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Lee, Charles Pinckney, East Florida, France, Georgia, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, John Randolph of Roanoke, Levi Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, Pennsylvania, Pierce Butler, Samuel Chase, slavery, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, West Florida, Yazoo Land Claimspresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1805

As James Monroe set off for his new special mission to Spain, a new congressional session began with Democratic-Republicans aiming to settle a long-standing issue as well as put their mark on the judiciary branch. However, they would find that their plans quickly went awry, and the events of early 1805 would have impacts on Jefferson’s second term and beyond. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “John Randolph” by Gilbert Stuart [c. 1804-1805], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.24 – Truth and Consequences

November 15, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Democratic-Republican Party, East Florida, Election of 1804, Federalists, France, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, James Wilkinson, John Armstrong Jr, Louisiana, Marquis de Lafayette, Rufus King, slavery, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, US Army, US Supreme Court, West Florida, William C C Claiborne, William Pitt the Youngerpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1803-1805

With a presidential election looming, the Jefferson administration had to consider how to wrap up the first term and transition to the second. For some, that meant moving into new positions. For others, retirement was in their future. As the campaign worked to rally the public, the decisions of 1804 made at home and abroad would have far-reaching consequences. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Images: “Thomas Jefferson” by Rembrandt Peale [c. 1800], courtesy of Wikipedia and “George Clinton” by Ezra Ames [c. 1814], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.19 – The Not So Merry Merry

July 3, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Merry, Chancellor Robert Livingston, De Witt Clinton, Dolley Madison, France, Francis James Jackson, George Clinton, Great Britain, Henry Addington, Henry Dearborn, James Madison, James Monroe, James Wilkinson, Josiah Quincy, Louisiana, Napoleon Bonaparte, Nathaniel Macon, Rufus King, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, William C C Claibornepresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1802-1803

The new British Minister to the US, Anthony Merry, arrived in Washington, DC in late 1803, and though his arrival was initially seen as a strengthening of British-American relations, it would soon prove to be quite the opposite. Meanwhile, the end of the year saw representatives of the Jefferson administration on both sides of the Atlantic assume new roles as well as Louisiana officially brought into the United States. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Dänische Post” by Johann Wilhelm Cordes [c. 1859], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.18 – The Boys Are Back in Town

June 1, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Congress, East Florida, France, Gideon Granger, James Callender, James Madison, James Monroe, John Breckinridge, John Quincy Adams, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Wayles Eppes, Levi Lincoln, Louisiana, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Nathaniel Macon, Robert Smith, Sally Hemings, Samuel Harrison Smith, slavery, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mann Randolph, Timothy Pickering, West Florida, William Branch Giles, William Duane, Wilson Cary Nicholaspresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1803

Though the Louisiana Purchase Treaty had been concluded, President Jefferson understood that didn’t mean it was a done deal, and he and his administration got to work in the latter half of 1803 on getting the treaty ratified by the Senate and in pushing through legislation to carry through the purchase. However, they also had to contend with increased criticism in the press and with a gnawing concern in many minds, including that of the President, that there was nothing in the Constitution that said the United States could in fact acquire new territory. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “William Plumer, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile” by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin [c. 1806], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.14 – Can I Make a Purchase?

March 8, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonChancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Pinckney, East Florida, France, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, James Madison, James Monroe, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Louisiana, Manuel de Godoy, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Orleans, Rufus King, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, West Floridapresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1803

Despite US Minister to France Robert R Livingston’s best efforts to conclude a treaty with France on his own, the arrival of Special Envoy James Monroe in Paris marked the beginning of a new phase of negotiations which soon led to the acquisition of a large swath of territory for the United States, an event known today as the Louisiana Purchase. Though swift, the diplomatic back and forth in April 1803 proved to be precarious from the first proposal until the signatures were on the final document. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Hoisting of American Colors over Louisiana” by Thure de Thulstrup [c. 1904], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.13 – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

February 23, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlexander Hamilton, Benjamin Latrobe, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Pinckney, East Florida, France, Great Britain, Henry Addington, James Madison, James Monroe, James Ross, John Breckinridge, Lewis Harvie, Louisiana, Meriwether Lewis, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Orleans, Rufus King, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, West Florida, William Pitt the Youngerpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1803, 1807

As James Monroe began his special mission to Europe in early 1803, he would come to find that the situation on the continent was rapidly changing as the Peace of Amiens was proving to be a shaky one. Meanwhile, President Jefferson had to deal with some staffing changes at home and abroad. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Rufus King” by Charles Willson Peale [c. 1818], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.10 – We Need to Talk

December 30, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonBarbary States, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Dolley Madison, East Florida, France, Haitian Revolution, Henri Christophe, James Madison, Louisiana, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Meriwether Lewis, Morocco, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Orleans, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mann Randolph, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Washington DC, West Floridapresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1803

As French First Consul Napoléon Bonaparte begins to shift the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere in his favor, President Jefferson works to counter these ambitions through diplomatic efforts in both Washington and Paris. Meanwhile, a Mediterranean power declares war on the US, and Jefferson’s powers of persuasion are put to the test when dealing with family matters. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool” by Thomas Lawrence [c. 1790s], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.09 – Yazoo to You Too

December 15, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Chancellor Robert Livingston, East Florida, France, George Hammond, Georgia, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, Henri Christophe, Henry Addington, James Madison, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, John Adams, Levi Lincoln, Mississippi Territory, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Orleans, Rufus King, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, Tobias Lear, Toussaint L'Ouverture, West Florida, William Pitt the Youngerpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1795-1802

While the Jefferson administration made a breakthrough in settling a long-standing dispute with the state of Georgia over its western land claims in 1802, the new US Minister to France, Robert Livingston, began his mission trying to get answers on the situation with the colony of Louisiana. Meanwhile, peace in Europe and a new phase of the conflict in Saint-Domingue threaten to upend Jefferson’s vision for the west. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Map of West Florida” [c. 1767], courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.04 – A Deadly Revenge

September 29, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Benjamin Stoddert, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Gideon Granger, Henry Dearborn, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, Levi Lincoln, Rufus King, Samuel Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Washington DC, William Marbury, William Smithpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801

Literally and figuratively, the new President worked to get his house in order following his inauguration. With a limited number of positions available and plans to shrink the size of the federal government even further, Jefferson set ground rules for his new administration to determine whether to retain Federalist office holders or oust them in favor of Democratic-Republicans. Despite a nod towards non-partisanship, Jefferson’s decisions were criticized by members of both parties. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Elizur Goodrich,” printed in The Connecticut Quarterly, Jul/Aug/Sep 1898, courtesy of Wikipedia

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3.03 – The Revolution of 1800

September 15, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Stoddert, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Democratic-Republican Party, Election of 1800, Henry Dearborn, James A Bayard, John Marshall, Levi Lincoln, Margaret Bayard Smith, Samuel Dexter, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Courtpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1800-1801

As Jefferson assumed office and Democratic-Republicans took control of the federal government in March 1801, new leaders emerged while others exited the stage or moved to the periphery. The new administration would get its start still dealing with the aftermath of the recent contentious election, and the new President had to weigh, with his words and his first decisions, how to balance his obligations to his party and the best interests of the nation. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Election Day in Philadelphia” by John Lewis Krimmel [c. 1815], courtesy of Wikipedia

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Tag Archives: Chancellor Robert Livingston

3.25 – What’s Next

3.24 – Truth and Consequences

3.19 – The Not So Merry Merry

3.18 – The Boys Are Back in Town

3.14 – Can I Make a Purchase?

3.13 – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

3.10 – We Need to Talk

3.09 – Yazoo to You Too

3.04 – A Deadly Revenge

3.03 – The Revolution of 1800