Tag Archives: Thomas Mifflin

2.15 – Hot Time, Summer in the Country

February 10, 201902 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Alien and Sedition Acts, Charles Lee, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmund Pendleton, Federalists, Fries's Rebellion, George Washington, James McHenry, James Wilkinson, John Adams, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Rufus King, slavery, Spain, Theodore Sedgwick, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Timothy Pickering, Virginia, Washington DC, William Duanepresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1797-1799

John Adams makes a fateful decision that threatens his administration and its ability to react quickly to developing events. Meanwhile, General James Wilkinson’s past collusion with the Spanish is discovered by a government agent in the Mississippi Territory. Closer to home, Fries’s Rebellion comes to a close as harassment of Democratic-Republican newspaper editors ramps up. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Watercolor of Peacefield Before the 1800 Addition” by E Malcom [c. 1798], courtesy of Wikipedia

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2.03 – The New Sheriff in Town

August 26, 201802 - John AdamsAbigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Benjamin Rush, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, France, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Pierre Auguste Adet, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Timothy Pickeringpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1796-1797

The election of 1796 results in John Adams becoming the nation’s second chief executive, but he quickly finds more questions than answers awaiting him on the path to taking the oath of office. Adams is immediately faced with the need to make decisions about who to keep from the previous administration, what if any policy changes to make, and even where he and his family will live. It’s a transition unlike any other in American history to that point, and with various pressing issues waiting on the desk, the honeymoon for the new President promised to be short-lived. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “Congress Hall,” unknown artist, courtesy of the US Senate Historical Office

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1.34 – The Final(ish) Curtain Call

June 10, 201801 - George WashingtonAaron Burr, Abigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Anthony Wayne, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, France, George Washington, Henry Knox, James Madison, James McHenry, James Monroe, James Wilkinson, John Adams, John Marshall, Jonathan Trumbull Jr, Martha Washington, Oliver Wolcott Jr, Patrick Henry, Pierre Auguste Adet, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Pinckney, Timothy Pickering, Tobias Lear, William Branch Gilespresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1794-1797

After President Washington releases his Farewell Address, informing the nation that he would not seek another term, the 1796 election is carried out though, both domestically and abroad, there is much confusion about how exactly the United States would decide upon its next president. Meanwhile, the French plot to interfere with the election, the public attacks on Washington continue, and a military leader meets his untimely end. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured Image: “”Evacuation day” and Washington’s triumphal entry in New York City, Nov. 25th, 1783,” Edmund Restein and Ludwig Restein, c. 1879, courtesy of the Library of Congress

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1.22 – My, What Big Treaties You Have

December 24, 201701 - George WashingtonAaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, Edmund Randolph, France, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Monroe, James Wilkinson, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, John Jay, Legion of the United States, Martha Washington, Northwest Indian War, Oliver Ellsworth, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Pinckney, Whiskey Rebellion, William Bradford, William Henry Harrisonpresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1793-1794

Developments on both sides of the Atlantic keep the administration busy in 1794. Prominent envoys are sent to both Britain and France in order to avert the US being drawn into conflict with a foreign power. General Wayne and his troops march into action in the Northwest Territory. Even Washington is getting into the action as he heads into the field to face the rebels in western Pennsylvania. Though only five years old, the new government under the Constitution is tested like never before. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

Featured image: John Jay, copy based on an original by Gilbert Stuart, courtesy of Wikipedia

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1.17 – Genet Must Go

September 17, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Alexander J Dallas, Edmond-Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, France, George Clinton, George Hammond, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Henry Knox, James Madison, James Monroe, Jean-Antoine Fauchet, John Jay, John Marshall, National Gazette, Philip Freneau, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, US Supreme Courtpresidencies

PA Gov. Thomas Mifflin, courtesy of Wikipedia

Year(s) Discussed: 1793

Washington returns to Philadelphia to deal with the continued agitations of French Minister Genêt. Meanwhile, Attorney General Randolph goes south on a fact-finding mission, Philip Freneau continues his attacks against Washington and his administration in the pages of the National Gazette, and events continue to unfold in Europe which have ramifications across the pond. Through all of this, the President has to decide what to do with his partisan Cabinet and how to preserve neutrality without offending either Britain or France. Source information can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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1.16 – Don’t Mess With Washington

September 3, 201701 - George WashingtonAlexander Hamilton, Alexander J Dallas, David Rittenhouse, Democratic-Republican Party, Edmond-Charles Genet, Edmund Randolph, Federalists, France, George Hammond, George Washington, Great Britain, Henry Knox, Mount Vernon, Philip Freneau, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Mifflin, William Branch Gilespresidencies

Year(s) Discussed: 1793

The new French Minister to the US arrives in Philadelphia and begins causing a stir both within the Washington administration and out in the streets. Meanwhile, Washington has another bout of ill health but recovers just in time to have to rush back to Mount Vernon despite being in the midst of diplomatic tensions. Party politics are taken to the next level with partisans beginning to organize their efforts just as both Jefferson and Hamilton contemplate their respective exits from the Cabinet to be free to pursue their own aims. Source information for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com.

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Presidencies of the United States

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

Tag Archives: Thomas Mifflin

2.15 – Hot Time, Summer in the Country

2.03 – The New Sheriff in Town

1.34 – The Final(ish) Curtain Call

1.22 – My, What Big Treaties You Have

1.17 – Genet Must Go

1.16 – Don’t Mess With Washington