Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Elizabeth Reese to discuss the 1824-1825 visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States. The last surviving general of the Revolutionary War, Lafayette brought together a divided nation as a universally beloved hero of America.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Introductions

2:13 - Who was Lafayette?

5:45 - Lafayette’s Early Life and Motivation

11:02 - Lafayette’s Relationship with George Washington

14:43 - Lafayette’s Influence and Legacy

19:30 - Lafayette’s Return to America in 1824

23:36 - Political Context of Lafayette’s Return

30:31 - Lafayette’s Relationship with James Monroe

32:29 - The Emotional Bonds of Imprisonment

33:20 - Navigating the French Revolution

35:48 - Lafayette’s Celebrity Status in America

40:15 - Connections with Historical Figures

42:01 - Lafayette’s Visits and Emotional Closure

44:41 - Recognition of Enslaved Individuals

53:20 - Portrayals of Lafayette in the Media

57:30 - Personal Connections to Lafayette's Legacy

EPISODE LINKS:

Elizabeth Reese - https://www.elizabethmreese.comMarquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America’s National Capital Region - https://bookshop.org/p/books/marquis-de-lafayette-returns-a-tour-of-america-s-national-capital-region-elizabeth-reese/20547715?ean=9781467155878&next=t

Woodlawn Pope-Leighey House - https://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org

Marquis de Lafayette - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marquis-de-Lafayette

Battle of Minden - https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/about-the-museum/timeline/battle-of-minden/

Charles Cornwallis - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Cornwallis-1st-Marquess-and-2nd-Earl-Cornwallis

Adrienne de Noailles - https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/lafayette-marie-adrienne-de-1760-1807

Lafayette’s 1824-1825 U.S. Tour - https://www.amrevmuseum.org/the-marquis-de-lafayette-s-1824-1825-united-states-tour

French Revolution - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/french-revolution/

Auguste Levasseur - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/51473

Lafayette’s grave - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-tale-of-two-revolutions-in-paris

Cassandra Good - https://youtu.be/ScJsZm-MAcA?feature=shared

The Washington Family - https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/family

Slavery at Mount Vernon - https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery

James Armistead Lafayette - https://virginiahistory.org/learn/james-fayette-revolutionary-spy

Israel Gillette Jefferson - https://gettingword.monticello.org/people/israel-gillette-jefferson/

Franklin miniseries Lafayette - https://screenrant.com/what-happened-to-gilbert-marquis-de-lafayette-franklin/

2025 Lafayette Anniversary events - https://lafayette200.org

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