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100 1  Hart, Gary,|d1936- 
245 10 James Monroe /|cGary Hart. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bTimes Books,|c2005. 
300    xviii, 170 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 0  The American presidents series 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [160]-161) and 
       index. 
505 0  Editor's note -- Introduction: James Monroe, soldier -- 
       The portrait of a patriot -- Washington's lieutenant, 
       Jefferson's puppet, or Madison's pawn? -- "We cannot go 
       back": the search for national security -- James Monroe 
       and John Quincy Adams -- "This sets our compass": the 
       principles of 1823 -- Conclusion: The first national 
       security president -- Notes -- Milestones. 
520    The former senator and presidential candidate offers a 
       provocative new assessment of the first "national security
       president". James Monroe is remembered today primarily for
       two things: for being the last of the "Virginia Dynasty", 
       following George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James 
       Madison, and for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, his 
       statement of principles in 1823 that the western 
       hemisphere was to be considered closed to European 
       intervention. But Gary Hart sees Monroe as a president 
       ahead of his time, whose priorities and accomplishments in
       establishing America's "national security" have a great 
       deal in common with chief executives of our own time. 
       Unlike his predecessors Jefferson and Madison, Monroe was 
       at his core a military man. He joined the Continental Army
       at the age of seventeen and served with distinction in 
       many pivotal battles. He is prominently featured at 
       Washington's side in the iconic painting Washington 
       Crossing the Delaware. And throughout his career as a 
       senator, governor, ambassador, secretary of state, 
       secretary of war, and president, he never lost sight of 
       the fact that without secure borders and friendly 
       relations with neighbors, the American people could never 
       be truly safe in their independence. As president he 
       embarked on an ambitious series of treaties, annexations, 
       and military confrontations that would secure America's 
       homeland against foreign attack for nearly two hundred 
       years. Hart details the accomplishments and priorities of 
       this forward-looking president, whose security concerns 
       clearly echo those we face in our time. 
600 10 Monroe, James,|d1758-1831. 
650  0 Presidents|zUnited States|vBiography. 
651  0 United States|xPolitics and government|y1817-1825. 
830  0 American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) 
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