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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

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

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3.12 – And the Beat Goes On

February 8, 202003 - Thomas JeffersonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Arthur St Clair, Charles Lee, France, George Rogers Clark, Great Britain, James Madison, James Ross, John Marshall, Levi Lincoln, Meriwether Lewis, Ohio, Samuel Chase, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, US Supreme Court, William Clark, William Marburypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1801-1803

As a new state joined the Union, state and federal leaders in the US worked to redefine the nation’s governmental institutions and its approach to foreign affairs. Jefferson put some plans into motion to stretch American influence through an expedition across western North America. Meanwhile, as Democratic-Republicans sought to wrest control of the judiciary from Federalists, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal ruling. Source notes for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Charles Lee” by Cephas Giovanni Thompson [c. 19^th century], courtesy of Wikipedia

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

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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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Presidencies of the United States

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Tag Archives: James Ross

3.13 – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

3.12 – And the Beat Goes On

1.21 – The Bigger They Are