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4.02 – Madison Pre-Presidency Part Two

February 27, 202204 - James MadisonAlexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Constitutional Convention, Dolley Madison, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, Federalists, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Lee, James Madison, James Monroe, John Jay, Patrick Henry, Richard Cutts, Robert Morris, Rufus King, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Virginiapresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1785-1809

After scoring some key political victories in Virginia, Madison decided to lead an effort to reform the government of the United States. However, he would find that getting the Constitutional Convention to agree on a new federal structure was only half the battle, and he would soon acquire some powerful enemies in the ratification campaign. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Scene at the Signing of the United States Constitution” by Howard Chandler Christy [c. 1940], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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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

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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3.23 – One Man Left Standing

September 27, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Merry, East Florida, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, Louisiana, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, West Floridapresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1803-1804

While diplomatic disagreements occupied the attention of the Jefferson administration, Vice President Aaron Burr was occupied with a dispute of a more personal matter in the aftermath of his failed gubernatorial bid. Alexander Hamilton’s opposition to his campaign did not go unnoticed, and Burr was determined to have Hamilton answer for his words, one way or another. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.” [c. 1901], courtesy of Wikipedia

Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band

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1.35 – Washington Post-Presidency

June 24, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Bushrod Washington, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Knox, James Madison, John Adams, Jonathan Trumbull Jr, Marquis de Lafayette, Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, Napoleon Bonaparte, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Tobias Learpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1796-1799

Washington envisioned a relaxing retirement at Mount Vernon with his family after leaving the presidency in March 1797, but it was not to be. Between personal issues and a return to public service, the last couple of years of Washington’s life prior to his sudden demise would be filled with business and breaches of trust and friendship. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Life of George Washington: The Christian” lithograph by Claude Regnier, original painting by Junius Brutus Stearns [c. 1853], courtesy of Library of Congress

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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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1.23 – Effigies and Efficacies

January 7, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, France, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Knox, James Monroe, Whiskey Rebellionpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1793-1794

James Monroe arrives in France as major changes are occurring in the governance of the nation – Robespierre is out, and the Thermadorians are in. Back in the US, Washington and Hamilton ride at the head of an army west to put an end to the Whiskey Rebellion once and for all, but they will be shocked by what they find as they draw nearer to Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, as we near the end of 1794, the longest serving member of Washington’s Cabinet considers his future. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: James Monroe by Louis Semé [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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1.17 – Genet Must Go

September 17, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Alexander J Dallas, Edmond-Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, France, George Clinton, George Hammond, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Monroe, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, John Jay, John Marshall, National Gazette, Philip Freneau, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, US Supreme Courtpresidencies

PA Gov. Thomas Mifflin, courtesy of Wikipedia

Year(s) Discussed: 1793

Washington returns to Philadelphia to deal with the continued agitations of French Minister Genêt. Meanwhile, Attorney General Randolph goes south on a fact-finding mission, Philip Freneau continues his attacks against Washington and his administration in the pages of the National Gazette, and events continue to unfold in Europe which have ramifications across the pond. Through all of this, the President has to decide what to do with his partisan Cabinet and how to preserve neutrality without offending either Britain or France. Source information can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.15 – It’s Not Easy Being Neutral

August 20, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmund Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, France, George Hammond, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Henry Knox, Louis XVI, Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jeffersonpresidencies

Combat Between the Frigate ‘L’Embuscade’ and the ‘Boston’ in the Port of New York in 1793 by Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin, courtesy of Wikipedia

Year(s) Discussed: 1791-1793

The British and French are at war, and the Washington administration is caught in the middle. Though the US government had established a Treaty of Alliance with the French back in the Revolutionary War, the administration had to question whether the new French republican government was in fact valid and whether the US was still bound by the treaty made with the government of the recently executed Louis XVI. However, they are given little time to consider the situation as French ships start capturing British vessels off the coast of North America and bringing them into Philadelphia harbor. Washington wants to stay out of it, but will the European powers force his hand? Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Tag Archives: Gouverneur Morris

4.02 – Madison Pre-Presidency Part Two

3.25 – What’s Next

3.23 – One Man Left Standing

1.35 – Washington Post-Presidency

1.29 – The Not So Dream Team

1.23 – Effigies and Efficacies

1.22 – My, What Big Treaties You Have

1.17 – Genet Must Go

1.15 – It’s Not Easy Being Neutral