There he is in Emanuel Leutze’s heroic 1851 painting, standing next to Washington in the crowded boat and holding up the American flag. We now know that Monroe was actually in another, earlier ...

A painting by Clyde Deland showing President James Monroe discussing the Monroe Doctrine with John Quincy Adams, William H Crawford, William Wirt, John Caldwell Calhoun, Samuel Southard, and John ...

James Monroe. Fifth President, 1817–1825. Campaign: James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming ...