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V002 – The Washington Presidency in Five (or So) Minutes

May 12, 201901 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmund Randolph, Federalists, France, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Madison, John Adams, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Whiskey Rebellionpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-1797

In response to a question from Les, I attempt to do a summation of the Washington presidency from memory in five minutes. Though the full series is recommended for more detail, I think the result is rather entertaining.

Images used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Featured Image: “George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton Portrait)” by Gilbert Stuart [c. 1797], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.30 – Under Pressure, Near and Far

April 15, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Algiers, Barbary States, Charles Lee, David Humphreys, Edmund Randolph, France, George Washington, James Madison, James McHenry, John Adams, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, John Rutledge, Morocco, North Africa, Patrick Henry, Rufus King, Samuel Chase, Spain, Thomas Pinckney, Timothy Pickering, William Branch Gilespresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: c. 16th century-1795

Diplomatic representatives of the Washington administration navigate new waters as they seek a peaceful resolution to conflicts with the Barbary States and Spain while the President continues his frustrating search to find candidates willing to fill his vacant Cabinet offices. Meanwhile, the Senate throws the President a curve ball by rejecting one of Washington’s appointments. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “A Sea Fight with Barbary Corsairs,” Lorenzo A Castro [c. post-1681], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.29 – The Not So Dream Team

April 1, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Edmund Randolph, France, George Cabot, George Hammond, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Knox, Jay Treaty, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, Marquis de Lafayette, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Pierre Auguste Adet, Rufus Kingpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1796

With positions in his Cabinet to fill, Washington is finding it difficult to convince anyone to join his administration. Meanwhile, the son of his Revolutionary War comrade the Marquis de Lafayette shows up in the US and places the President in a difficult position as he’s forced to choose between personal loyalty and public duty. Around the same time, the disgraced Edmund Randolph makes his way up and down the east coast gathering evidence to clear his name. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: Timothy Pickering by Charles Willson Peale, courtesy of Wikipedia

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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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1.22 – My, What Big Treaties You Have

December 24, 201701 - George WashingtonAaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Edmund Randolph, France, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Monroe, James Wilkinson, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, John Jay, Legion of the United States, Martha Washington, Northwest Indian War, Oliver Ellsworth, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Pinckney, Whiskey Rebellion, William Bradford, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1793-1794

Developments on both sides of the Atlantic keep the administration busy in 1794. Prominent envoys are sent to both Britain and France in order to avert the US being drawn into conflict with a foreign power. General Wayne and his troops march into action in the Northwest Territory. Even Washington is getting into the action as he heads into the field to face the rebels in western Pennsylvania. Though only five years old, the new government under the Constitution is tested like never before. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured image: John Jay, copy based on an original by Gilbert Stuart, courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.21 – The Bigger They Are

November 26, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Arthur St Clair, Barbary States, Caleb Strong, Edmund Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, George Rogers Clark, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Ross, John Jay, Legion of the United States, Northwest Indian War, Northwest Territory, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, US Navy, West Indies, Whiskey Rebellion, William Bradford, William Loughton Smithpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1794

The Washington administration is beset by various problems in the west while the British threaten American shipping interests in the West Indies, leading the two nations on the path to war. Though growing ever more tired of his position, President Washington must devise a plan to thwart attempts at rebellion in the west, decide upon an envoy to send east to London to seek out a diplomatic resolution, and begin work to build the US Navy. No rest for a weary President in 1794! Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.205 – Randolph

November 12, 201701 - George WashingtonConstitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Virginiapresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1753-1789

Though well known in his own day, Thomas Jefferson’s successor at the State Department is little known to modern audiences. Thus, I present this special episode in order to help you understand our second Secretary of State. His name has been brought up in the podcast previously as he was the first Attorney General, but there are a few key points that you’ll want to pay attention to about this Virginian’s story as they might just come to play in the not too distant future.

Audio editing for this episode by Andrew Pfannkuche.

The source used for this episode was, to date, the only biography of Randolph that I’ve been able to find:

Reardon, John J. Edmund Randolph: A Biography. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co, 1974.

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1.20 – Go West, Young Men

October 29, 201701 - George WashingtonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Edmund Randolph, George Washington, Great Britain, Legion of the United States, Northwest Indian War, Northwest Territory, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, Whiskey Excise Tax, Whiskey Rebellion, William Bradfordpresidencies

William Bradford by William E Winner [c. 1872], courtesy of the US Department of Justice

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1794

Washington and his administration adjusts to the shake-up following Jefferson’s departure from the Cabinet. Meanwhile, attention is turned west due to General Wayne making steps to take his Legion of the United States into action as an attempt at negotiation with native forces fails in part because of British interference. The federal government must also decide how to approach an increased uproar coming from western Pennsylvania over the whiskey excise tax. Though Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton has to devote a good portion of his time in the first part of 1794 to defending his record, this doesn’t stop him from meddling in affairs with other parts of the government. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Tag Archives: Edmund Randolph

V002 – The Washington Presidency in Five (or So) Minutes

1.30 – Under Pressure, Near and Far

1.29 – The Not So Dream Team

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

1.22 – My, What Big Treaties You Have

1.21 – The Bigger They Are

1.205 – Randolph

1.20 – Go West, Young Men