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James Monroe

James Monroe

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
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The former senator and presidential candidate offers a provocative new assessment of the first national security president



James Monroe is remembered today primarily for two things: for being the last of the Virginia Dynasty--following George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison--and for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, his statement of principles in 1823 that the western hemisphere was to be considered closed to European intervention. But Gary Hart sees Monroe as a president ahead of his time, whose priorities and accomplishments in establishing America's national security have a great deal in common with chief executives of our own time.
Unlike his predecessors Jefferson and Madison, Monroe was at his core a military man. He joined the Continental Army at the age of seventeen and served with distinction in many pivotal battles. And throughout his career as a senator, governor, ambassador, secretary of state, secretary of war, and president, he never lost sight of the fact that without secure borders and friendly relations with neighbors, the American people could never be truly safe in their independence. As president he embarked on an ambitious series of treaties, annexations, and military confrontations that would secure America's homeland against foreign attack for nearly two hundred years. Hart details the accomplishments and priorities of this forward-looking president, whose security concerns clearly echo those we face in our time.
Language
English
Pages
190
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Times Books
Release
October 05, 2005
ISBN
0805069607
ISBN 13
9780805069600

James Monroe

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The former senator and presidential candidate offers a provocative new assessment of the first national security president



James Monroe is remembered today primarily for two things: for being the last of the Virginia Dynasty--following George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison--and for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, his statement of principles in 1823 that the western hemisphere was to be considered closed to European intervention. But Gary Hart sees Monroe as a president ahead of his time, whose priorities and accomplishments in establishing America's national security have a great deal in common with chief executives of our own time.
Unlike his predecessors Jefferson and Madison, Monroe was at his core a military man. He joined the Continental Army at the age of seventeen and served with distinction in many pivotal battles. And throughout his career as a senator, governor, ambassador, secretary of state, secretary of war, and president, he never lost sight of the fact that without secure borders and friendly relations with neighbors, the American people could never be truly safe in their independence. As president he embarked on an ambitious series of treaties, annexations, and military confrontations that would secure America's homeland against foreign attack for nearly two hundred years. Hart details the accomplishments and priorities of this forward-looking president, whose security concerns clearly echo those we face in our time.
Language
English
Pages
190
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Times Books
Release
October 05, 2005
ISBN
0805069607
ISBN 13
9780805069600

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