Poor James Monroe (1758-1831 ... This article will discuss Emanuel Leutze’s painting about this event, titled Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). (artincontext.org) There he is in Emanuel ...

The Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of national interests reflecting the burgeoning strength of the young United States, was espoused by President James ... Leutze's famous 1851 painting ...

On December 2, 1823, president James Monroe sent to Congress his annual State of the Union message, which at that time was typically delivered in written form. It contained what would prove the ...

James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming president. A spirit of vigorous nationalism known as the ...