249 BFW Road Trip: James Monroe's Highland

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

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🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as President of the United States. Four of them hailed from Virginia.

Many of us know details about the lives and presidencies of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison. But what do we know about the life and presidency of the fourth Virginia president, James Monroe?

Sara Bon-Harper, Executive Director of James Monroe’s Highland, joins us to explore the public and private life of James Monroe.

This episode originally posted as Episode103.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/249

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's world is a production of the
0:02.5	O'Mahandro Institute. Hello and welcome to episode 249 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:17.0	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world
0:24.1	we live in. And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.
0:27.0	This is it. Can you believe it? The final leg of our 737 mile or
0:38.6	1,186 kilometer road trip. We've really revisited some amazing places over the last three weeks.
0:45.6	The Chateau de Ramse in Montreal, the Scowhery Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter,
0:50.5	New York, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington,
0:54.8	D.C. and in just another 115 miles, we'll be back in Charlottesville, Virginia, where
1:00.9	we'll revisit with Serbonne Harper and James Monroe's Highland Estate.
1:05.2	Now as we drive, you might consider playing episodes 117, 131, and 193, because these
1:12.4	episodes would help you prepare for a stop at Thomas Jefferson's
1:15.4	Montecello.
1:16.9	And as we're already going to be in Charlottesville, why not stop at Jefferson's Montecello. Now in episodes 117 and 131, and
1:25.8	Nick Gordon Reed and Frank Cogliano will take you through different aspects of
1:29.1	Thomas Jefferson's life. While in episode 193, Sarah Georgini and Barbara Oberg will help you investigate Jefferson's
1:36.3	on-again-off-again relationship with John Adams. Plus, collectively, these episodes are a lot of fun
1:42.4	and they'll help make these last 115 miles
1:45.2	fly on by.
1:46.2	Boy, James Monroe's Highland really isn't beautiful country.
1:51.2	Do you remember our first visit in episode 103?
1:54.6	We spoke with its executive director, Sarah Bon Harper.
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