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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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2.06 – Scandals and Observations

October 7, 201802 - John AdamsAaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Abraham Venable, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Knox, James Callendar, James Monroe, John Adams, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Maria Reynolds, Robert Liston, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, US Navy, William Blountpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1792-1797

Adams is joined in Philadelphia by his wife Abigail as he tries to balance war and peace with the first of the original six frigates of the US Navy being launched around the time that he appoints peace commissioners to France. Meanwhile, the US Senate is rocked by a scandal involving one of its leaders while news of Hamilton’s extramarital affair becomes public. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Alexander Hamilton” [possibly by John Trumbull, c. 1790], courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.36 – Washington Q&A

August 12, 201801 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Election of 1796, George Clinton, George Washington, John Adams, John Jay, Maria Reynolds, Martha Washington, Patrick Henry, Reynolds Affair, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pinckneypresidencies

I asked for your questions, and you sent in some great ones! As a part of the transition into a new presidency, we send George Washington off by addressing some lingering issues about his life and tenure including whether he thought of the Federalists as a political party, whether Hamilton would have become president if not for his affair with Maria Reynolds, did Washington really want to be called “His Excellency,” and what was up with the president tallying how many women he saw during his Southern tour. The answers to these questions and more can be found in this special episode of Presidencies! Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: Statue of George Washington at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, courtesy of Matthew G Bisanz and Wikipedia

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1.14 – The Second Inaugural

August 6, 201701 - George WashingtonAbraham Venable, Alexander Hamilton, Election of 1792, Fisher Ames, Frederick Muhlenberg, Gazette of the United States, George Beckwith, George Hammond, George Washington, Great Britain, James Madison, James Monroe, James Reynolds, John Beckley, John Fenno, Maria Reynolds, Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, National Gazette, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Philip Freneau, Thomas Jefferson, Washington DC, William Branch Gilespresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1791-1793

The lead up to Washington’s second inaugural ended up being much more dramatic than anyone could have imagined as personal conflicts threatened the construction of the Federal City, Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds threatened to be made public knowledge, and Representative William Branch Giles filed resolutions against Hamilton accusing him of official misconduct and calling for his dismissal. In the middle of all this, a reluctant president turns to his family for support as he prepares himself for what already appears will be a more turbulent four years ahead than his first term had been. Source information can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.13 – Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

July 24, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, Election of 1792, First Bank of the United States, George Washington, James Madison, Maria Reynolds, National Gazette, Panic of 1792, Philip Freneau, Thomas Jefferson, William Duerpresidencies

George Washington, Esq, by Edward Savage [c. 1793], courtesy of the Library of Congress

Year(s) Discussed: 1792

Washington has an important decision to make as the Election of 1792 looms. Should he accede to the wishes of many and stand for reelection or should he take his weary bones back to Mount Vernon for the remainder of his days? The growing factional agitations that were exacerbated by Hamilton’s submitting his Report on Manufactures as well as a financial panic in 1792 do little to make the situation better. Meanwhile, Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds gets ever more complicated. And did the Attorney General just say something about a potential civil war? Washington’s action-packed first term hits some bumpy roads in this episode. Source information can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.09 – Agitations

May 28, 201701 - George WashingtonAaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Chancellor Robert Livingston, Elias Boudinot, Fisher Ames, Gazette of the United States, George Cabot, George Washington, Henry Lee, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Fenno, John Quincy Adams, John Taylor of Caroline, Maria Reynolds, National Gazette, Native Americans, Oliver Ellsworth, Philip Freneau, Philip Schuyler, Reynolds Affair, Rufus King, Samuel Johnston, State Department, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Treasury Department, War Department, William Loughton Smithpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1789-1791

Increasingly during the Washington administration, tensions were beginning to build between pro-administration and anti-administration factions which would ultimately culminate in the development of the First Party System. This episode looks at some of the structural and cultural reasons for these divisions as well as some of the early leaders of the two factions including, of course Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Tag Archives: Maria Reynolds

SATT 001 – Alexander Hamilton

2.06 – Scandals and Observations

1.36 – Washington Q&A

1.14 – The Second Inaugural

1.13 – Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

1.09 – Agitations