Tag Archives: Jay Treaty

2.13 – Destiny Written in the Stars

January 13, 201902 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Caribbean, Elbridge Gerry, France, Fries's Rebellion, George Washington, Great Britain, James Madison, Jay Treaty, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Liston, Rufus King, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US Navypresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1797-1799

Despite the wealth of evidence coming in of the sincerity of the French Directory in seeking peace, President Adams found himself at odds with his Secretary of State Timothy Pickering at the beginning of 1799 with Pickering continuing the push for war. Meanwhile, the US Navy proved its worth in protecting American shipping in the Caribbean just as relations with the British began a downward spiral once more. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “USS Constellation vs L’Insurgente,” Rear Admiral John William Schmidt [c. 1981], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.32 – Samsons and Solomons

May 13, 201801 - George WashingtonAlbert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Edward Livingston, Fisher Ames, George Washington, James Madison, James McHenry, Jay Treaty, Marquis de Lafayette, Mazzei letter, Oliver Ellsworth, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Samuel Chase, Samuel Smith, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US Housepresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1795-1796

Though finally managing to resolve his personnel issues, Washington and his Cabinet find themselves faced with a host of new problems including a new round of debate over the Jay Treaty and political maneuverings by the Democratic-Republicans as the next presidential election draws ever closer. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “James McHenry” by H Pollock, 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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Tag Archives: Jay Treaty

2.13 – Destiny Written in the Stars

1.32 – Samsons and Solomons

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