Many of us know the stories of America’s Founding Fathers. The lives and accomplishments of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the nation’s first, third and fourth Presidents are familiar. Though many might not know the story of the fifth President, also a Virginian and a close friend and trusted ally of his predecessors. But this President would become the last of the Founding Fathers, a hero of the Revolution who bled for his country, a master diplomat who helped double the size of his new nation and a leader who defined America’s place in the world for generations.

So, sit back and enjoy the story and the focus of today’s episode, American President and Founding Father, James Monroe.