SATT 027.1 - Richard Rush Part One
Tenure of Office: February 10, 1814 - November 12, 1817 (as Attorney General); March 07, 1825 - March 05, 1829 (as Secretary of the Treasury)
As discussed in this two-part episode, while Richard Rush may not be the most well-known Cabinet member we've examined to date, his career spanning four decades meant that he was involved with some major events in US presidential and world history from the War of 1812 on. Join me and my special guest, Alycia from Civics & Coffee, as we explore in Part One of this episode Rush's career through his tenure as Attorney General and his service as US Minister to Britain.
Please Note: There is a mention of suicide around the 1 hour 30 minute mark.
Special thanks to Alycia from Civics & Coffee for joining me for this episode!
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- "Richard Henry Rush." Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22741/richard-henry-rush. [Last Accessed: 28 Apr 2024]
- "Richard Rush." Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22740/richard-rush. [Last Accessed: 28 Apr 2024]
- Rush, Richard. "Richard Rush’s Proposal that Thomas Jefferson become Secretary of State, 24 May 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0059. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 5, 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008, pp. 78–80.] [Last Accessed: 28 Apr 2024]
- Rush, Richard. "To John Adams, 21 March 1814," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6267. [Last Accessed: 28 Apr 2024]
Featured Image: "Richard Rush" by Thomas Sully [c. 18th/19th century], courtesy of Wikipedia
