05 - James Monroe

Some other sources for learning about our fifth president available online include:

• James Monroe’s Highland [Monroe’s home] (William and Mary University)
• The Miller Center’s guide to the life and presidency of James Monroe (University of Virginia)
• James Monroe: A Resource Guide (Library of Congress)
• Plodding Through the Presidents – a more light-hearted take on various aspects of Monroe’s life
• Presidential – James Monroe: The Forrest Gump of Presidents (Washington Post)
• Second Decade – Episode 1: The Election of 1816
• American Presidents: Totalus Rankium
  • James Monroe Part 1
  • James Monroe Part 2
• [Abridged] Presidential Histories – James Monroe (1817-1825)
• Civics and Coffee
  • The Seminole War
  • Immigration & the Steerage Act of 1819
  • The Monroe Presidency
  • The Elusive Mrs. Monroe
• FLOTUS Podcast – Elizabeth Monroe
• Reframing America - James Monroe: BDE (Big Doctrine Energy)
• C-SPAN
  • Life Portrait of James Monroe
  • First Ladies: Elizabeth Monroe & Louisa Catherine Adams

Featured Image: “James Monroe” by Samuel F B Morse [c. 1819], courtesy of Wikipedia