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February 2 in History
On February 2, 1789, James Madison defeated Monroe in election to U.S. House of Representatives. The campaign was more of a forum on the new
James Monroe’s Presidential Campaigns
With the 2012 presidential campaign gearing up, we wondered how Monroe conducted his two campaigns for president in 1816 and 1820. As it turns out, he
January in History: Monroe at Valley Forge
In 1777, Monroe was promoted to major and assigned to the staff of Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling. Starting in January of 1778, he was
January 2012 E-Newsletter
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2011 Holiday Closings
The James Monroe Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve and Day and New Year's Eve and Day. The museum will be open to the public all other
Today in History: Monroe begins first term as Governor of Virginia
On December 17, 1799, Monroe began the first of four terms as Governor of Virginia. (He was nominated a fifth time, but declined!) He was the first
December E-Newsletter
Lots of news in our December e-newsletter; read it here.
Lots of Monroe in the News!
There have been many mentions of Monroe in the news lately, and we've updated the "In the News" page of our site to include them! Friday, December