Legislation unanimously advanced in the Virginia General Assembly last week to create Historic Oak Hill State Park in Loudoun ...

Not by name. But they connect Trump’s remarks to the Monroe Doctrine, an enduring theme in U.S. foreign policy ever since ...

Our 47th president takes the oath of office on Monday, and in his declarations about wanting to acquire Greenland and ...

After a winter break used to remodel, President James Monroe’s estate re-opens to the public Saturday with new messages for ...

Courtesy of The Conservation Fund. Beyond its architectural beauty and historic importance, Oak Hill holds untold stories of enslaved and indigenous peoples who lived and worked on the land. The ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe introduced The Monroe Doctrine during his seventh annual address to Congress. In the doctrine ...

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 ...

Monroe's first great diplomatic move occurred before he was president; as special envoy for Jefferson, Monroe seized on the opportunity to make the Louisiana Purchase. As president, he introduced ...

A notable diplomat, Adams first served as Secretary of State for President James Monroe. Highlights of his government career ...

For a little refresher, the original Monroe Doctrine was once the defining foreign policy attitude of the United States in the 19th century. It was initiated under President James Monroe ...

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816 ...