Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus talk with Dr. Tyson Reeder about how foreign powers shaped America’s early politics under James Madison. As Federalists supported Britain and Democratic-Republicans championed France, the young republic wrestled with questions of loyalty, ideology, and trust.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Introductions

0:41 - Who was James Madison?

4:08 - The Birth of Political Parties in Early America

8:05 - The Spy and the Con Artist: A Tale of Deception

17:23 - Madison's Presidency and the War of 1812

21:22 - Foreign Meddling and Domestic Politics In Colonial US

25:19 - Madison’s Perspective on the Presidency

29:29 - Contexualizing “The People”

33:57 -  The Aftermath of the $50,000 Blunder

36:53 - Madison's Delusions and Political Corruption

42:04 - Partisanship and Its Consequences

43:28 - Madison’s Embargo and Political Fall Out

49:20 - The War of 1812: Unity or Division?

54:36 - What Was it About Madison that People Didn’t Like?

57:01 - The Serpent: The Cycle of Partisan Politics and Foreign Meddling

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr. Tyson Reeder - https://socialsciences.byu.edu/directory/tyson-reeder

Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America  - https://academic.oup.com/book/57414

James Madison – https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Madison

Federalist Party – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federalist-Party

Democratic-Republican Party – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-Republican-Party

John Henry - https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/henry_john_8E.html

Paul-Émile Soubiran - https://academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers/2017/04/13/french-imposters-diplomatic-double-speak-buried-archival-treasures/

James Monroe – https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Monroe

Steele Dossier - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trial-begins-for-russian-analyst-who-was-source-for-flawed-trump-dossier

Articles of Confederation – https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/articles-of-confederation

Edmond-Charles Genêt – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Charles-Genet

Chesapeake Affair – https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/uss-chesapeake--hms-leopard-affair.html

Embargo of 1807 – https://www.britannica.com/event/Napoleonic-Wars/Great-Britain-France-and-the-neutrals-1800-02

Jay Treaty - https://www.britannica.com/event/Jay-Treaty

Election of 1796 – https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1796

Era of Good Feelings – https://www.britannica.com/event/Era-of-Good-Feelings

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