#1519 The Election of 1800 with Lindsay Chervinsky
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🗓️ 1 November 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Lindsay Chervinsky and Clay Jenkinson discuss the election of 1800 in which Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied with 73 electoral votes each. This resulted in the vote being decided in the House of Representatives after 36 ballots. They discuss Federalist plans to delay the process and keep John Adams in office, along with threats of troops being used to contest the election.
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| 0:33.2 | So this week, it was a great one. |
| 0:37.7 | Clay and Lindsey Turvinsky talked about the election of 1800 |
| 0:43.4 | in the near end of America in 1800. |
| 0:47.2 | It was a great conversation, Clay. |
| 0:48.9 | You couldn't be more right, David. |
| 0:50.9 | The near end of America. |
| 0:52.0 | I mean, so Washington is unanimously elected president. |
| 0:56.8 | Adams vice president. |
| 0:59.0 | He serves two terms. |
| 1:00.0 | Then Adams becomes president. |
| 1:01.9 | It wasn't unanimous, but it was solid. |
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