American presidents hold the most powerful office on earth and occupy a unique place at the center of national and world events. At once chief executive, head of state, commander-in-chief, and ...

James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming president. A spirit of vigorous nationalism known as the ...

To whom among them should the Second Continental Congress delegates look as most likely to successfully deliver the new government, fulfilling nationhood at this most critical juncture? While the ...