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SATT 001 – Alexander Hamilton

July 31, 2021Seat at The TableAbraham Venable, Alexander Hamilton, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmund Randolph, Federalists, First Bank of the United States, France, Frederick Muhlenberg, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Callender, James Madison, James McHenry, James Reynolds, John Adams, John Jay, Maria Reynolds, Reynolds Affair, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, William Branch Gilespresidencies

Tenure of Office: 11 September 1789 – 31 January 1795 (Secretary of the Treasury)

We begin our new special series with the first Cabinet member to assume office under the constitutional government – Alexander Hamilton! You may have seen the musical, but there are a few more parts of his history that didn’t make it into that production.

Thanks so much to my special guest for this episode – Alycia from the Civics & Coffee Podcast!

Featured Image: “Alexander Hamilton” by John Trumbull [c. 1805], 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

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

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3.05 – Affairs, Foreign and Domestic

October 13, 201903 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Barbary States, Dolley Madison, France, Great Britain, Haitian Revolution, Henry Addington, Ireland, James Callender, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Levi Lincoln, Manuel de Godoy, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Meriwether Lewis, Napoleon Bonaparte, Spain, Talleyrand, Thomas Jefferson, Toussaint L'Ouverture, William Pitt the Younger, William Vans Murraypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1799-1801

The beginning of Jefferson’s administration coincided with changes in other parts of the world including France, Great Britain, Spain, and Saint-Domingue that would ultimately come to impact the United States. Meanwhile, as Jefferson continued to assemble his Cabinet, he and his administration also had to deal with a new round of negotiation with Napoléon’s government and appeasing an irate office seeker who threatened to expose the President to public scandal. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Le général Toussaint Louverture” [c. 19th century], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.22 – Enter the Federal City

May 19, 201902 - John AdamsAlexander Hamilton, Barbary States, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Fisher Ames, France, George Cabot, Great Britain, James Callender, James McHenry, James Monroe, John Adams, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Ellsworth, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Samuel Dexter, slavery, Talleyrand, Timothy Pickering, Washington DC, William Duane, William R Davie, William Vans Murraypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1799-1801

As President Adams and the federal government transition to the new federal capital, the next presidential election looms, and both Federalist and Democratic-Republican leaders work on behalf of their favored candidates to meet challenges to their prospects. While Federalists cope with an internal debate over exactly which candidate to support, Democratic-Republicans in Virginia work to cover up the involvement of French agents in Gabriel’s Rebellion. All the while, the US commission to France scrambles to conclude their work with a treaty in time for Adams and the Federalists to claim credit for winning the peace. Source notes for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “A view of the Capitol of Washington before it was burnt down by the British” by William Russell Birch [c. 1800], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.20 – A Proper Sense of Their Duty

April 21, 201902 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, Benjamin Stoddert, Charles Lee, Fries's Rebellion, Indiana Territory, James Callender, James McHenry, John Adams, John Marshall, Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, Northwest Territory, Samuel Chase, Samuel Dexter, Timothy Pickering, Washington DC, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1799-1800

With the new members of the Adams Cabinet coming on board, the President travels south to inspect the work on the new Federal Capital as the US government begins its move from Philadelphia to Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Adams makes a decision on the fates of those convicted of crimes for their participation in Fries’s Rebellion while federal prosecutions under the Sedition Act continue and Democratic-Republicans gear up for the upcoming presidential election. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Samuel Dexter”, courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.33 – Race to the Finish Line

May 27, 201801 - George WashingtonAbigail Adams, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Algiers, Andrew Jackson, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Election of 1796, France, George Washington, James Callender, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Jay, John Marshall, Marquis de Lafayette, Napoleon Bonaparte, Pierre Auguste Adet, Rufus King, Spain, Tennessee, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pinckney, Timothy Pickeringpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1790-1796

Relations between the US and France deteriorate after the Jay Treaty goes into effect while Washington gets involved in the campaign to secure Lafayette’s release from his imprisonment in the Habsburg Monarchy, the administration takes care of business as the end of Washington’s second term draws closer, and the parties position themselves to launch into the 1796 presidential campaign as soon as Washington finally makes official his plans to retire (aka the worst kept secret in the 18th century). Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Portrait of Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles, Marquise de La Fayette (1759-1807)”, courtesy of Wikipedia

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Presidencies of the United States

A journey through presidential history from the beginning to the present day

Tag Archives: James Callender

SATT 001 – Alexander Hamilton

3.18 – The Boys Are Back in Town

3.05 – Affairs, Foreign and Domestic

2.22 – Enter the Federal City

2.20 – A Proper Sense of Their Duty

1.33 – Race to the Finish Line