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Nov. 30, 2023

SATT 025.1 - John Armstrong Jr Part One

SATT 025.1 - John Armstrong Jr Part One

Tenure of Office: February 5, 1813 - September 27, 1814

Revolutionary War veteran, member of the Confederation Congress, US Senator, US Minister to France - certainly sounds like an illustrious career leading up to service in the President's Cabinet, but as I explore with my special guests, Eric and Matt of the Ranking '76 Podcast, there's more to this career than meets the eye. If you're into political intrigue, diplomatic drama, and a possibly proposed coup d'état, then this is the episode for you.

Special thanks to Eric and Matt of the Ranking '76 Podcast for joining me for this episode!

Sources Utilized:

  • "Armstrong, John, Jr. 1758-1843." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000282. [Last Accessed: 11 Dec 2023]
  • "John Armstrong Jr." Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653356/john-armstrong. [Last Accessed: 11 Dec 2023]
  • Madison, James. "To John Armstrong, 14 January 1813,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-05-02-0489. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 5, 10 July 1812–7 February 1813, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Martha J. King, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jewel L. Spangler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2004, p. 576.] [Last Accessed: 12 Dec 2023]
  • Madison, James. "To John Armstrong, 4 August 1814,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-08-02-0084. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 8, July 1814–18 February 1815 and supplement December 1779–18 April 1814, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 85.] [Last Accessed: 11 Dec 2023]
  • Madison, James. "To John Armstrong, 13 August 1814,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-08-02-0101. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 8, July 1814–18 February 1815 and supplement December 1779–18 April 1814, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, pp. 98–101.] [Last Accessed: 11 Dec 2023]
  • Skeen, C Edward. John Armstrong, Jr. 1758-1843: A Biography. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1981.

Featured Image: "Portrait of United States patriot and diplomat John Armstrong Jr." by Rembrandt Peale [c. 1808], courtesy of Wikipedia