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3.36 – Trial

October 3, 202103 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Caesar Rodney, Edmund Randolph, Great Britain, Henry Clay, James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, John Randolph of Roanoke, John Wayles Eppes, Robert Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mann Randolph, US Navy, US Supreme Court, William Branch Giles, William Pinkney, William Wirtpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1806-1807

Little did the Jefferson administration, while preparing to prosecute the former Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, for treason, that they would be faced at the same time with an external challenge that threatened to plunge the nation into war. In mid-1807, the President, his Cabinet, and the nation were all anxious for the latest information from the Burr trial in Richmond as well as whether Great Britain was truly declaring war on the US following the attack on an American naval vessel off the coast of Virginia. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “John Marshall” by Rembrandt Peale [c. 1834], courtesy of Wikipedia

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

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3.34 – Conspiracy

September 5, 202103 - Thomas JeffersonAaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Anthony Merry, Henry Clay, James Wilkinson, Mississippi Territory, Ohio, Orleans Territory, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, William Duanepresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1806-1807

Aaron Burr’s plans were finally starting to come to fruition, but little did the former Vice President know that he had a turncoat in his midst. Meanwhile, as the Jefferson administration struggled to get a grasp of the scope of the conspiracy, it was forced to action, and the haphazard nature of it would have consequences on down the line. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Blennerhassett Island Home,” courtesy of Wikipedia

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

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S006 – It’s Convention Time!

August 2, 2020UncategorizedAbraham Lincoln, Al Smith, Alton B Parker, Andrew Jackson, Anti-Masonic Party, Anti-Saloon League, Champ Clark, Democratic Party, Edwin T Meredith, Franklin D Roosevelt, Frederick Douglass, Henry Clay, James A Garfield, James G Blaine, James K Polk, James M Cox, John C Breckinridge, John C Frémont, John W Davis, Ku Klux Klan, Lewis Cass, Martin Van Buren, National Republican Party, Oscar Underwood, Republican Party, Robert La Follette, Samuel Ralston, Stephen Douglas, Tammany Hall, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Walsh, Ulysses S Grant, Victoria Woodhull, Whig Party, William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bryan, William McAdoo, Woodrow Wilsonpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1824-1992

Since the first national party convention in the United States in September 1831, party conventions have played a key role in American politics. In this episode, we explore the role of these gatherings in determining presidential nominees as well as setting agendas through the party platform and examine a few notable conventions in detail. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Eleanor Roosevelt addresses Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois. July 18, 1940,” courtesy of Wikipedia

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S004 – Unprecedented Part I

April 19, 202005 - James Monroe, 16 - Abraham LincolnAaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, David Farragut, Democratic Party, Democratic-Republican Party, Edward Bates, Election of 1800, Election of 1816, Election of 1820, Election of 1824, Election of 1860, Election of 1864, Francis P Blair, Frederick Douglass, George B McClellan, Henry Clay, James Monroe, John Adams, John Bell, John C Breckinridge, John C Calhoun, John C Frémont, John Quincy Adams, Republican Party, Salmon P Chase, Samuel Pomeroy, Stephen Douglas, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S Grant, William H Crawford, William Seward, William T Shermanpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1800-1801, 1816-1825, 1860-1864

While some presidential elections function in much the same way as others of the time, there are those select few that reshape the process or are noteworthy for being unique in some way. In the next two episodes of the special series, I will be examining four presidential elections that stand out to me as unprecedented. In this episode, I start with the election of 1824 which saw a four way match up between Secretary of State John Adams, Secretary of the Treasury William Crawford, Speaker of the House Henry Clay, and Senator Andrew Jackson. The remainder of the episode is devoted to the election of 1864 which saw President Abraham Lincoln running for reelection against his challenger, General George McClellan. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Images: “Abraham Lincoln” by George Peter Alexander Healy [c. 1869], courtesy of Wikipedia and “George Brinton McClellan” by Julian Scott [c. 1888], courtesy of Wikipedia

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Tag Archives: Henry Clay

3.36 – Trial

3.34 – Conspiracy

S006 – It’s Convention Time!

S004 – Unprecedented Part I