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January 19, 2012

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

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January 4, 2012

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

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December 19, 2011

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

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October 20, 2011

October 20 in History: Treaty of 1818 Signed

Today in History, 20 October 1818: Under Monroe's first term as president, Britain and the U.S. signed the Treaty of 1818, which established the

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October 18, 2011

October 17 in History: Monroe Writes a Letter to Thomas Jefferson

On October 17, 1823, Monroe wrote a letter to his former teacher and good friend, Thomas Jefferson. Not an usual occurrence, but in this case, Monroe

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