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What is the Monroe Doctrine, and why does it define President James Monroe’s legacy? The National Archives hosted a conversation about Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress and its influe…

James Monroe Museum curator Jarod Kearney displayed and talked about items that belonged to first lady Elizabeth Monroe, whose husband was president from 1817-1825. He showed some of her clo…

This was a look at the eight Virginia-born presidents who led the nation from its 18th-century origins and into the 20th century -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James …

Sculptor Gordon Kray talked about his artistic process in creating a statue of James Monroe for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The fifth president attended the co…

Historian Scott Harris talked about James Monroe’s life, including the fifth president’s Revolutionary War service, his work as a lawyer, his path to the presidency, and the Monroe Doctrine …

James Monroe and George Washington shared a bond forged in the Revolutionary War. Each man would serve his country as president. But the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between th…

Historian Tim McGrath recounted the life of America’s fifth President James Monroe. This was a virtual event hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Richard Norton Smith, Daniel Preston, and Amanda Mathews talked about the life and influence of first ladies Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Catherine Adams and responded to telephone calls and …

Sara Bon-Harper talked about James Monroe’s Highland. America’s fifth president was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, but in 1793 purchased land near Charlottesville, where he built a home h…

Dan Preston, editor of James Monroe’s papers, talked about the fifth president’s early political career and what motivated voters to support him. He also explained how the early Electoral Co…

Harlow Unger talked about his book The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness (Da Capo Press; September 29, 2009). In this biography he recounts the life of the …

Cassandra Good talked about James Monroe’s works as a diplomat in Europe and his international policies as president. She was interviewed at the Society for Historians of American Foreign…

Daniel Preston, editor of The Papers of James Monroe, presented paintings of the fifth president of the United States, including those done painted President Monroe’s life. The Papers of…

Dan Preston visited the James Monroe Museum and Library in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He talked about the papers of the 5th President of the United States, and showed items from Monroe’s coll…

In the fifth in a series on American presidents, Mr. Pearce and Mr. Preston discussed the life and career of James Monroe. They talked about the exhibits and artifacts at the James Monroe Me…

Edward Crapol and Daniel Preston talked about their books about John Tyler and James Monroe. Edward Crapol is the author of John Tyler, the Accidental President, published by The University…

Historian Richard Norton Smith, director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library, spoke about how the fifth president, James Monroe, who served from 1817 to 1825, and John Quincy Adams, his…

Library of Congress, American History Specialist, Gerard Gawalt spoke about the letters and documents of President James Monroe, including letters from the Revolutionary War period and from…

Scenes were shown of Ash Lawn-Highland, the home James Monroe built for his wife and family.

Various portraits and biographical sketches comprised the vignette of James Monroe.