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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. He Is Prominently Featured At Washington's Side In The Iconic Painting Washington Crossing The Delaware. 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

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Author

Gary Hart; Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Publisher

New York: Times Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805069600

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, Political Science

Rating

3.59 / 5 (343 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14