This afternoons session beginning with andrew lambert, challenge, naval war of 1812. My name is stewart mclauren, and im the president of the White House Historical association where we are privileged to convene today for this significant event. Were honored to have with us today two members of the board of directors of the White House Historical association, the honorable stock and kiplinger. Were also honored to have with us today mr. William almond, who is the curator of the white house. This program commemorates bicentennial of one of americas most critical but overlooked conflicts. With the gathering of extraordinary scholars and experts in history field, next two days sure to educate and inspire, enhance our understanding of the war of 1812. The White House Historical mission echos symposium goal, echos public on history of white house. Were so pleased to host this d day, the study of white house history. This event could not be possible without the partnering and support of our
Captioning performed by vitac it was really inspite of rather than because of anybodys wishes. Americans at the time considered Political Parties, political faxes dysfunctional. The european record seemed to be that factions led to civil war, so no one really favored the development of american Political Parties, but they emerged anyway. The initial division was over hamiltons Financial Program. That division widened after the french revolution went into its more radical stage in 1793, 94 95, and i think the parties were pretty well solidified by the time the United States ratified the jay treaty with Great Britain in 1795. The federalists reluctantly supported that treaty, the emerging democratic republicans who are deadset against it. They deepened still more during our undeclared naval war with france in the late 1790s which was a byproduct of the jay treaty, one of the down sides, though we did pretty well thats truly or forgotten conflict. We call it the quasi war, and most of our
Symposium looking at mr. Madisons war. This is about okay. First i want to announce following our next presentation, we will take a tenminute break. Our next speaker will be speaking about mr. Madison will have to put on his armor, coburn and the capture of washington. Steve vogel is the author of through the perilous fight and the pentagon history. Hes a veteran journalist who wrote for the Washington Post until 2014. Most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. His reporting about the war in afc was part of a package of the Washington Post stories that was selected as a finalist for the 2002 pulitzer prize. He covered the september 11th attack on the pentagon, and also covered the fall of beryl of the berlin wall. Hes actually currently working on a project on the history of berlin during the cold war, so maybe he has gone back in hi mind at least to the fall of berlin. A graduate of the college of william and mary with a degree in governmen
The White House Historical association and mount pelee or hosted this event mount pelier hosted this event. He was called the dean of 1812 scholarship by the new yorker. He has written seven books on the conflict, most notably, the war of 1812, a forgotten conflict, available in a bicentennial edition. His book on Andrew Jackson and the battle of new orleans is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins university press. Editor of ackey is fine series of monographs. We welcome professor don hickey. [applause] thanks for that introduction. About thed to talk politics of the war of 1812. You should have a handout in your folder with a little thatne and a few books will provide Additional Information if you would like to read a little bit more on this. Presentation an act of inconceivable folly and desperation. American politics and the war of 1812. This is part of a quote from the massachusetts house of representatives in a report adopted a little more than a week after the declaration of war. It ca
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