the general concluded that james monroe had "in every instance maintained the reputation of a brave, active, and sensible officer." despite this endorsement and others, monroe was unable to form enough troops for regiment and command. he ended his continental army service and embarked on a political career. after studying law with thomas jefferson, who became his mentor, and serving in the house of delegates and on the governor's council of state, james monroe was elected a virginia delegate to congress in 1783. monroe was present on december 23, 17 83, when george washington resigned his commission as commander and chief of the continental army. he is shown here attired in yellow knee britches and a matching waistcoat, similar to washington in a way, looking right at him. when washington was chosen unanimously as the first president of the united states under the constitution, he was determined to govern in a manner that would minimize faction, and promote the welfare of all americans. however, as a country evolved its domestic and foreign policies, particularly against the backdrop

the french government, even before it was officially revealed to james monroe. washington irritated by monroe's pro french actions, and statements, instructed secretary of state timothy puckering to recall the minister. he received word of his dismissal in december of 1776 i'm sorry 1796. >> he delayed his return home, to august of 1797, partly to avoid harsh atlantic weather, and to avoid the appearance of the acquiescence to his recall. he published a pamphlet upon his return. it was literally a book. telling his side of the story. aiming harsh criticism at the washington ministration, and the harsh consequences that amputated the relationship with france. publication of the view of the conduct of the executive, prompted extorting action by george washington. the national archives called the most extended, and unremitting and poignant use of sarcasm and scathing criticism, in all of his writings. monroe explains his concern for maintaining the french alliance. it being known that with other members of the senate, i am opposed in many instances the measures of t

the first member of the jury listed andrew monroe was the great, great grandfather of james. as shown on the map by peter frye and robert jefferson, the birthplaces of washington and monroe were separated by only a few miles. yet they had no apparent contact in their native community. by the time of monroe's birth, washington's family had moved to ferry farm in what is stafford county, at the time it was still part of king george county. the washington family's westmoreland's lands were extensive with several distinct farms. it was thus of a life of privilege and prosperity that george washington was born on february 22, 1732 to augustine and mary washington. george washington's youth is the stuff of legend, most notably in the folk tale popularized about george washington's chopping down of a cherry tree and his subsequent statement, i cannot tell a lie, when confronted by his father. george's head matured it before the rest of his body. s as a yourt he worked as surveyor and later the official surveyor for culpeper county. washington completed close to 200 surveys on numerou

the first member of the jury listed andrew monroe was the great great grandfather of james. as shown on a map made by joshua fry and peter jefferson in 1755 the birthplaces of washington and monroe were separated by only a few miles. yet they had no apparent contact in their native community. by the time of monroe's birth washington's family had moved to ferry farm in. what is today stafford county though at the time? it was still part of king george county. the washington family's westmoreland lands were extensive distinct farms and a mill on pope's creek. it was using to a life a life of privilege and prosperity. that george washington was born on february 22nd 1732 to augustine and mary, washington. george washington's youth is the stuff of legends. most notably in the folktale popularized by parson mason weems about young george's chopping down of a cherry tree and his subsequent statement. i cannot tell a lie when confronted by his father. george's head apparently matured well before the rest of his body. as a youth he worked as a surveyor for the fairfax family and late

james monroe was born april 28, 1758 in westmoreland county to dispense elizabeth monroe. while not possessing the large land holdings or wealth of some of their neighbors like the lees, the washington, the monroes lived comfortably and were able to send one of their sons to one of the best schools. among the schoolmates was justice john marshall, who would be monroe's lifelong friend and occasional political adversary. monroe entered the college of william and mary in june of 1774. like many of his classmates, he was soon caught up in revolutionary fervor. monroe was part of a group of students who seized arms in a governor's palace on june 4, 1775. in february of the next year, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the third virginia infantry. the third virginia, under the command of colonel, later brigadier george wheaton of fredricksburg, joined the continental army in august of 1776. on february 16, the regiment took part in the victory at harlem heights. promoted to captain and then major after recovering from his trenton wound, monroe became an aid to camp to general

james monroe was with this contingent. in his autobiography, which he wrote in the third person late in life and actually did not complete before his death, monroe described the missional command of the vanguard of 50 men was given to captain washington. lieutenant monroe gave his service under him. on the 25th of december, 1776, they passed the delaware in front of the army in the dusk of the evening at macon i can's ferry ten miles above trenton and hastened to a point 1 1/2 miles from it, above which the road enter seconded which led from trenton to princeton for obedience of orders cutting off all communication from them in the country to trenton. mr. monroe can be guilty of a run-on sentence every now and then. monroe noted that the night was temp pet yous and snow was falling. while manning their posts, the detachment was accosted by a local regiment who thought the troops were british troops. monroe recalled that the man, whose name was john riker, was, quote, determined in his manner and very profane. upon learning

washington appointed james monroe, american minister to france, in may of 1794. the son of a prominent republican legislator, who was a declared admirer of france, was meant to appease the ally while also removing monroe from the domestic political scene. soon after the monroes arrived in france, the new minister appeared before the national assembly to present his credentials. he delivered an address in support of the united states revolution and commitment to the alliance. meanwhile in england, john jay negotiated a treaty that secured some of the american objectives but did little to address the imbalance of trade between great britain and the world navy. nevertheless, the treaty was ratified on february 9, 1796. republicans were incensed. and that is evident by a bit of graffiti that appeared on a wall in boston. damn john jay. damn everyone who won't damn john jay. damn everyone who won't put lights in their windows and sit up all night damning john jay. jay raleigh observed that he could make his way through pennsylvania at night by the light of his burning

a james monroe was born, april 28th, 1758 in westmoreland county. as will not possessing a large line holding or wealth, like some of their neighbors. the monroe's live comfortably and were able to send their eldest son to one of the best local schools. among his schoolmates, was supreme court justice john marshall. who would be monroe's lifelong friend, and occasionally a political adversary. he entered college in june of 1774. like many of his classmates, he was caught up in revolutionary fervor. here's part of a group of students who ceased arms from the governor's palace in 1775. february of the next year, he was commissioned it lieutenant in the third virginia infantry. the third virginia, on the command of colonel or burglar george in fredericksburg, was it in 1776. on september 16th, the regiment took part in the american victory of harlem heights. promoted to captain and major, after recovering from his trenton wound, he became -- up to william alexander. and the british had something to say about that. on favorite 23rd, 1778, during the hars

this is one thing that was nice, james monroe, it says the monroe prize and civic leadership.is is through the generosity of the owens foundation. again, they sponsored this prize. they gave some money's, i think 3000 dollars maybe two a student. and they get a plaque saying that they are on the list of monroe awards. anyways, the used the portrait, of course, that is the whole purpose for doing this monument. to get his image out there, get it known, for this purpose. we were very pleased to see this. this is on the chartered a program for this past charter day. which is the anniversary of the charter of the college, 1993, always at the beginning of february. just last month. this shows the monument in place here. so the base is in for sections. one, the molding is a whole disk in and of itself. the lower drum, and then the capstone drum up here. the relief, then the figure. again, as i mentioned, the currency. we want monroe to be known. we want him to be on everybody's mind. that is what the relief was the purpose of showing, all the different offices. he held more public o

james monroe -- it says, the monroe prize in civic leadership. and this is through the generosity of the owens foundation. again, they sponsored this prize. they have given some monies, i think it is $3,000 maybe to a student, and they get a plaque saying that they are on the list of the monroe awardees. but anyways, they used the portrait. and of course that's the whole purpose for doing this monument is to get his image out there, get it known, and for this purpose. so we were very pleased to see this. this is on the chart a day program for this past chart a day, which is the anniversary of the charter of the college from 1993. it's always at the beginning of february. just last month. it shows the monument in place here. so the base is in four sections. one, the molding is a whole disk in itself. the lower drum. and then the capstone drum up here. and the relief. and then the figure. now, again, i mentioned the currency. we want monroe to be known. we want him to be on everybody's mind. and that's what the relief was the purpose of showing all

this that we talk to someone who had to come to physically, visually understand the character of james monroe. so without further ado, it's a real pleasure to introduce sculptor gordon kray. [ applause ] >> thank you, richard. thank you very much. it's like old times here. i am going to be talking about portraying monroe. specifically, this is through the vehicle of the new monroe monument at the college, but i will be referring to older examples and, of course, a lot of the reference materials that i use, a lot of them out of dan preston's wonderful book as i used as the main point of going back for references of portraits of monroe. so, to begin, this is the base of the new monument. here is a continuous narrative relief around the sculpture here. so it's basically a two-part monument. we have the relief, and we'll see -- we have the statue up above, which is here. now, this monument is due to the generosity of the owens foundation and their foresight of getting monroe on the campus of his alma mater and with support of taylor, taylor receively, our president, was behind this, too. we recog

tonight, an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president james monroe. we start with a look at his relationship with george washington, while the two men shared a bond forged in the revolutionary war the politics of a young nation drove a wedge between them. in the lecture from the mary washington great live series, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. the historic hay-adams hotel just across lafayette square from the white house. its bar, off the record, is decorated with a decoration of political cartoons and featured in the journal of the white house historical association. even the coasters are updated with current political caricatures. we spoke with vice president and general manager hans bruland and "politico" cartoonist matt wuerker about the artwork on display. >> the hotel was built in 1928 on the site of residences of john hague and h

tonight a program about the fifth president, james monroe. we talk about the relationship with george washington. while the two forged a bond during the war, the politics drove a wedge between them. scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week american archives takes pictures to sites across the country. the american library features cartoons in the journal of the association. herblock's cartoons span 70 years. sarah duke talked about his legacy and showed us some of his cartoons on exhibit in the herblock library. >> he was a cartoonist. he began his working career in 1959, six months before the great depression. he was a moderate conservative in his start and he was radicalized not like left-left, but it pushed him further toward the center by the great depression and the injustice of world war ii. in 1933, he joined the scripts howard company, the american enterprise association which was in cleveland, ohio. then in 1946 aft

next on american history tv, sculptor gordon trey, speaks about creating a statue of james monroe for the college in williamsburg virginia. the president attended the college until he enlisted in 1776 to fight the british. the mosby heritage area, hosted this hour-long event, which was part of a symposium, called james monroe presidential inauguration. as >> our final speaker today, is gordon cray. gordon i go way back to where we realized there was several people on the virginia campus and he was from massachusetts miles from lexington. but the rest of us had spent the rest of our lives in virginia. gordon as a student at the college were interested in its history, and we took great interest in sticking cigarettes in the mouths of sculptures. we also know that said, gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculpture. and for many of use prominent sculpture assists a, and many of you can see his sculptures. and particularly the one of monroe. you can see the sculptures in the park in washington d.c., and you'll see his sculpture at -- one of john brown, and those prominently if you've eve

. >>> up next on "american history tv," representatives from thomas jefferson's monticello, james monroe's highland and james madison mont pilier talk about the questions they are asked. this was a meeting held recently in washington, d.c. >> good afternoon, everybody. i want to welcome everyone to this afternoon's panel, public history and public memory, talking about slavery at presidential plantations. i'm jennifer morgan. i'm a professor of history at new york university, where i work on colonial histories of enslaved people. i'm very excited to be part of this afternoon's conversation, though my role here is primarily to facilitate and to learn. the presenters have spent their careers working in public history and have been at the front lines of important efforts to situate the presidential plantations back into the history of slavery, or to situate slavery back into the history of the presidential plantations. i'm not entirely sure. i went back and forth on how to say that. i'm not entirely sure which is the right way to say it. but what i think is the crucial thing to say is that we

harris talks about the relationship between george washington and james monroe. in two hours founded during the eisenhower administration the u.s. information agency was tasked with promoting american values around the globe. at the time it was founded usia had 17 posts abroad in 77 countries. in two hours on reel america three films from the 1950's. >> tell us about your upbringing . milton: preacher's kid, huge family, great time as a kid. i realized we were poor by the time i started into junior high school. i never understood or knew what that meant because we were always happy. we had, at the time i was coming along, i was the seventh of what at that point was eight children, seven of my mom's plus my older brother of my dad's. at that time six of us were still in the house. shotgun house. [laughs] i learned years later what shotgun house meant but nonetheless there was a front room which served as the living room and my mom and dad's bedroom and then there was the kids' room. there were three girls in the one bed and three guys, three boys on the other side

to hear from nancy stetz, who has been education programs manager at james madison -- sorry, james monroe's highland since 2014. in this role she hires and trains new interpreters, coordinates school in group tours and manages public programming. she created a slavery at highland program. and put fights 20 to keep staff at the ability to interpreted slavery at highland through primary sources an individual biographies. prior to her work there she served as a volunteer coordinator at the imperial center for the arts and scientists and is a torso provider and interpreter i want to cello. she has abs in middle crates education and an mma in public history from appalachians university. next we are going to hear from brandon dillard, brandon is manager a special program samantha cello. he has been with the thomas jefferson foundation since 2010. for the past eight years he spent most of his time in frontline interpretation and also studies cultural anthropology at the university of virginia focusing on museums of historic sites as places of memory and dignity and power. they believe he's also a

tonight a program about the fifth president, james monroe.we talk about the relationship with george washington. while the two forged a bond during the war, the politics drove a wedge between them. scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week american archives takes pictures to sites across the country. the american

these sentiments echo james monroe 1842's special message to congress regarding his authority to spend money on internal improvements across the country. quote, it is however my opinion that the power should be confined to great national works only since it will fit were unlimited we likely to abuse and be unproductive. some members of congress including the speaking to date remain resolute against the return of earmarks. representative ted the first speaker this morning joined with setter ted cruz who will also be making remarks present allege the house and senate appropriation committee on march 10 i'm sorry march 12, 2021 sent by ten senators and representatives objecting to the restoration of earmarks. setter steve baines introduced s501 with his colleagues to go with personally bad earmarks. congressman kevin of oklahoma our second speaker proposed congressional reform package in january that included earmarks. and represented chipper i got 26 of his republican colleagues to sign a letter to speaker pelosi saying they would not have earmarks for the euphemism of the day project fu

james monroe was here. general lafayette. henry clay. smith, dolley madison's good friend, a writer from washington. once while mrs. madison was serving at the head of the table, the vice president el bridge gary offered to do the honors for her. and she responded, oh, no, watch with what ease i do it. and, indeed, he had to admit that she did it with unparalleled ease. it was as if, he said, she had been born and educated in versailles. >> and looking at their life when they returned there, how was it for them compared to what they lived in the white house? >> well, i think they were besieged by people who wanted to associate themselves with the madisons. many visitors in addition to -- i mean, political visitors in addition to family and friends. sort of like the washingtons and the jeffersons. everybody wanted to meet the great personages. so they always had people in the house with them, not only their relatives but also many, many political visitors as well. >> she was clearly devoted to him and so important to him in getting all of

tonight, an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president, james monroe. we start with a look at his relationship with george washington while the two men shared a bond forged in the revolutionary war, the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between them. in this lecture from the university of mary washington's great life series, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories. virginia lee dornheggen recounts her time as an army nurse during the vietnam war. sunday at 2:00, milton jone rescalls his experience as a marine in vietnam. sunday at 6:00 p.m. on the civil war, the depiction of slavery in hollywood films. sunday at 6:30, the assassination attempt on president ronald reagan. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency. we'll look at president's first address to a joint session of congress.

madison was visiting james monroe when tucker encountered him. and tucker later wrote, it's possible that he and monroe were discussing something very serious, and that could have accounted for it. but it was also possible that madison reserved a stern look for strangers. tucker said he never perceived madison that way afterward. now, he was not -- tucker wasn't the only one to note how stern madison could be on first meeting. he gave away nothing to strangers, nothing. and it was often observed as well that he was very different and private than he was in public. in private, he was witty, known to like madeira, and appreciate jokes that weren't fit for the dining room -- the drawing room, i try to say it fast because the fifth graders. once, it said, his humor left a british ambassador utterly scandalized. he was only 5'6". 5'4" may be a little closer to the mark. he was a nice-looking gentleman, small, compact, nice looking, and he had a receding hair line that he made up for in a very stylish way. he combed his hair forward and to a point like

madison was visiting james monroe when tucker encountered him. and tucker later wrote it's possible that he in monroe were discussing something very serious and that could have accounted for it. but it was also possible that madison reserved a stern look for strangers. tucker said he never perceived madison that way afterward. now he was not tucker wasn't the only one to note how stern madison could be on first meeting he gave away. nothing to strangers nothing. and it was often observed as well that he was very different in private than he was in public. in private he was witty. known to like madeira and appreciate jokes that weren't fit for the dining room the drawing room. i tried to say it fast because the fifth graders. and once it said his humor left british ambassador utterly scandalized. madison wasn't tall no more than five six. i said in my book. but as i think about it five six was reported by a man who admired him very much may have exaggerated. five four maybe a little closer to the mark he was a nice looking gentleman. small compact

washington's live series scott harris talks about the relationship between george washington and james monroe two hours founded during the eisenhower administration the u.s. information agency was tasked with promoting american values around the globe. at the time it was founded usia had 17 posts abroad in 77 countries. in two hours on reel america three films from the 1950's. >> tell us about your upbringing . milton: preacher's kid, huge family, great time as a kid. i realized we were poor by the time i started into junior high school. i never unders

tonight an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president, james monroe.e start with a look at his relationship with george washington, while the two men shared a bond formed in the revolutionary war, the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between them. in this conversation, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >>> johnny carson hosted "the tonight show" from 1962 to 1992 with millions of americans tuning in each night. up next, stephen farnsworth exams his sense of political humor. this is part of the great lives lecture series presented by the university of mary washington, who also provided the video. >>> dr. stephens farnsworth received a ba from university of kansas city, and dartmouth followed by ph.d. degrees at georgetown university. he's lectured widely on the news media, the presidents. a prolific scholar, he has written seven books including "presidential communication and character," "the

tonight, an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president, james monroe. we start with a look at his relationship with george washington. while the two men shared a bond forged in the revolutionary war, the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between them. in this lecture, from the university of mary washington's great live series, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and enjoy american history tv, every weekend, on c-span3. >>> the annual abraham lincoln symposium at the former president's sense of humor, the ford theater society hosted the symposium at the historic ford theater in washington, d.c. to highlight the 16th president life, career and legacy. this is a minutes. -- this is a minutes. this is 50 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. my name is michael bishop and i'm a board member at the abraham lincoln institute and ak former executive y director of e abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. thanks for joining us today. unlike that of winston churchill, abraham lincoln's

and it would minera james monroe's mother died or what calvin coolidge favorite spots were. in any case brought me these figurines of presidents part i rose marshall's not a president. the point is its little bits of history but accumulate in my brain and the way i looked at history is alone more upbeat i would say. that's why i can bring to the study of john marshall. there plenty facts out there. this is things about american history and that's what i love about it. why marshall? after i'd done buchanan and is asked to speak about buchanan because who knows or not another buchanan expert out there i suppose. i wanted to choose somebody who was important but not that well known. i've always thought about the 1h century. oh it did tv station that was down the street from independence hall. sometimes at work at night the lights are sort of dim on the background the liberty bell is just there. i saw an apparition of ben franklin and thomas jefferson walking down the street. big party last night. [i want to know about the rest of their time. and marshall i feel, as i tell peopl

there were told and all of our pictures and our paintings and our understanding of us history james monroe when he signedthe declaration of independence was 18 years old . john marshall is 20 years old. younger than me and erin were , 20 three it alexander hamilton, 21. james madison was a 25. thomas jefferson thing is only 33 years old. in 1736. america has always depended on young patriots, young conservatives, young people who are proud of this country getting involved in the process. and i have some good news, now and 2021is not all that hard . you don't have to write a declaration is not. either class classes organic chemistry is probably a is science classes. as the site, student like you guys doing what i do professionally you all this you turning point usa i will leave you here at hq, will the one thing. tell the truth. and what everywhere you possibly can your community. maybe it's easy raising her hand and tell your professors know you know is wrong. here the, the city backup. maybe it's a you are the greater your present say that he. he is to do something about it. maybe it was

but james monroe when he signed the declaration of independence was 18 years old. arshall was 28 years old, younger than me air number. alexander hamilton 21. james mattis was only 25 and thomas jefferson who wrote the whole gosh darn thing was only 33 years old in 1776. america has always depended on young patriots, young conservatives young people who are proud of this country getting involved in the process. and i have some good for use now in 2021 it's not that hard you do not have to write the declaration of independence take that weight off your shoulders that is already been done. i could also sites not rocket science i've never taken a rocket science class but i have taken a lot of other classes. i would argue organic chemistry is probably a little bit more difficult than some rocket science classes and having been there as a science student being a student like you guys are not doing what i do professionally, i can tell you that all of this that we do at turning point usa even at the highest levels of what we do at hq boils down to one thing, tell the truth

tonight, an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president james monroe.e start with a look at his relationship with george washington, while the two men shared a bond forged in the revolutionary war the politics of a young nation drove a wedge between them. in the lecture from the mary washington great live series, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. the historic hay-adams hotel just across lafayette square from t

tonight, an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president, james monroe.e started with a look at his relationship with george washington. why they shared a bond, the politics of the young nation drove a wedge between them. in this lecture, scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. every weekend documenting america's story. funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support c-span3 as a public service. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers to historic sites around the country. the historic hay-adams hotel is

he was two terms for james monroe and one term for john quincy adams and then he ran for president in 1832 as the candidate of the short-lived anti-masonic party. i don't know if there are any anti-masonic party members here. we haven't heard from them lately. in any event, he failed in his -- we didn't have a president wirt and died almost immediately after. wirt is also famous for having written two mediocre works according to critics. i have read both of them and i thought they were okay. one was a book called "the letters of the british spy" which were serialized in one of the richmond papers and include sort of portraits, sketches of famous richmonders and other political figures including john marshall and a lot of the anecdotal information we have about marshall's character and stuff comes from wirt. the other book he wrote of some celebrity is the biography of patrick henry. and it appears it was wirth who had henry say, this is the first time this appears anywhere, give me liberty or give me death at st. john's church. a lot of people think that was a quote that wirt made up

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tonight an evening of programs about the nation's fifth president james monroe.e start with a look at his relationship with george washington while the two men shared a bond forged in the revolutionary war, the politics drove a wedge between them. scott harris explains where things went wrong. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> fiona deans halloran, author of "thomas nast: the father of modern political cartoons," and "salt lake tribune" editorial cartoonist pat bagley talk about the life and work of famous 19th century "harper's weekly" political cartoonist thomas nast. they discuss the political issues he engaged with and the symbols he popularized such as the democratic donkey, republican elephant, and santa claus. the massachusetts historical society hosted this event and provided the video. >> our program tonight is very much directly related to our online exhibition. i hope you all check it out if you have not done so already. it's a great show, and somehow incredibly relevant these days

this is a joint project between the james monroe museum and the papers of james monroe. it is particularly rewarding and meaningful to me as an alumnus of mary washington, as an employee, to know we're helping students hone their skills in the areas of museum studies, historic preservation, in working on this and letting us share this exhibit with the wider audience. we're in the process now of booking all the sites where this will be go and will be working on another one for the 1819 southern tour as we come up on its anniversary. many other exciting opportunities also lie ahead over the next years -- next eight years as we commemorate the icentennial of james monroe's presidency. i want to thank you for your kind attention. and i don't know if we're doing questions now. okay. we will do questions at this point before the break which i hope i've not run up against too much. thank you. [ applause ] >> there's been a lot of talk about the monroe doctrine written at oak hill. can you speak to that? >> i think that, given the fact that president monroe tried to be as -- at

this follet six years is director of the james monroe museum, which is administered by the university. prior to that. he was direct of the new market battlefield state historical park and director of his talkal resources for the the city of manassas, virginia. scott is a peer revie