News. Recently, American History tv was at the society for historians of American Foreign relations annual meeting in arlington. We spoke with professors and graduate students about research. This interview is about 15 minutes. Cassandra good is the associated editor on papers of james monroe. She earned her doctorate at the university of pennsylvania. Why is james monroe still such a significant player in American History . Cassandra good the first thing that people think of is the Monroe Doctrine, which still has ramifications today, but we joke at these papers that he is like forest gump. He shows up everywhere. If you look at the painting of Washington Crossing the delaware, he is there. The louisiana purchase, he is involved. The war of 1812. He is president. He just gets his hand in so many moments in the first 4050 years of the country. Why does he have a global view of the world . Cassandra good moroe was sent on his first diplomatic appointment very early in his career. He was