It's no April Fool's prank - after serving in two administrations, Robert Smith was forced to resign as Secretary of State #OTD#history#POTUS3#POTUS4#Jefferson#Madisonwww.presidenciespodcast.com/satt-017-rob...
Tenure of Office: July 27, 1801-March 4, 1809 (as Secretary of the Navy); March 6, 1809-April 1, 1811 (as Secretary of State) Propelled to national office by cir…
A new Madison presidency episode is headed your way tomorrow! In the meantime, if you haven't listened to it already, check out the latest episode where we discuss Napoleon, the First Republic of Texas, and pirates! #history#POTUS4#Madison#POTUSwww.presidenciespodcast.com/429-the-twil...
Year(s) Discussed: 1812-1813 After the failed campaign in Russia, French Emperor Napoleon had to regroup. And by regroup, I mean launch another war, of course. I…
President Madison wrote to James Monroe #OTD#history#POTUS4#Madison#POTUS5#Monroewww.presidenciespodcast.com/4-15-affairs...
Year(s) Discussed: 1810-1811 As President Madison struggled to fill various vacant positions in both the executive and judicial branches, the administration's en…
If you're interested in using Madison's birthday as an occasion to explore more of his tenure as Secretary of State, you're in luck as we have a two-part episode of the Seat at the Table series about just that - check it out! #OTD#Madison#history#POTUS4www.presidenciespodcast.com/satt-015-1-j...
Tenure of Office: May 2, 1801 - March 3, 1809 Regular listeners of the podcast may have heard of this guy a time or two thus far, but there's still so much more …
William Eustis became the 6th US Secretary of War #OTD#POTUS4#Madison#historywww.presidenciespodcast.com/satt-020-wil...
Tenure of Office: March 7, 1809 - January 13, 1813 After his service as a surgeon on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, William Eustis of Massachusetts b…
As I finish up work on the next episode, if you haven't yet, be sure to check out the latest episode to learn more about how changing circumstances in Europe impacted the agenda of the Madison administration. #history#POTUS4#Madisonwww.presidenciespodcast.com/429-the-twil...
Year(s) Discussed: 1812-1813 After the failed campaign in Russia, French Emperor Napoleon had to regroup. And by regroup, I mean launch another war, of course. I…
A new episode of the Madison presidency series is set to launch tomorrow! In the meantime, if you haven't already, check out the last episode in the series in which we learned the origin of the phrase "Don't give up the ship!" #history#POTUS4#Madisonwww.presidenciespodcast.com/427-dont-giv...
Year(s) Discussed: 1813 The 1812 ground campaign in the north may have been a bust, but with a new year and a new Secretary of War in place, surely th…
President Madison sent a secret message to Congress #OTD#POTUS4#Madison#historywww.presidenciespodcast.com/4-18-put-you...
Year(s) Discussed: 1811-1812 In 1811, President Madison brought in a new US Minister who he felt might actually be able to navigate the complicated di…
