James Monroe
5th President (1817-1825)
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Birth:
April 28, 1758 at Westmoreland County, Virginia
Death:
July 4, 1831 at New York, New York
The Life of President James Monroe
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Monroe Birthplace — Westmoreland County, Virginia
Photographs of Monroe Gravesite — Richmond, Virginia
First Lady & Family
Elizabeth Monroe Biography from the White House
Pictures of Elizabeth Monroe from the Library of Congress
Genealogy
Monroe genealogy
James Monroe family tree
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Congressional Biography
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Monroe images
James Monroe's Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
John Quincy Adams - Secretary of State
John C. Calhoun - Secretary of War
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
The James Monroe Papers
James Monroe Resource Guide from the Library of Congress
Papers of James Monroe book
Text of First Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Text of Second Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Governor of Virginia Executive Papers
Vice President
Daniel Tompkins biography
Events During Monroe's Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Monroe's administration
Revolutionary War service
Vote Against the U.S. Constitution
Minister to France
Secretary of State
Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
William H. Crawford incident
Panic of 1819
Internal Improvements
Missouri Compromise
The Monroe Doctrine
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1816
Rufus King (Federalist)
Monroe 183, King 34
1820
Unopposed
Monroe 231 (
John Quincy Adams
received 1 vote)
1816 & 1820 Campaign & Election History
Further Information about James Monroe
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
James Monroe Birthplace - Westmoreland County, Virginia
James Monroe Birthplace Visitor Center - Westmoreland County, Virginia
James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library - Fredricksburg, Virginia
Highland - Home of James Monroe - Charlottesville, Virginia
James Monroe Gravesite - Richmond, Virginia
Monroe Statue at the College of William & Mary - Williamsburg, Virginia
Monroe Bust at the Virginia State Capitol Rotunda - Richmond, Virginia
Monroe Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Miscellaneous
James Monroe Memorial Foundation
Ash Lawn-Highland Plantation and History of James Monroe's Land Holdings
James Monroe and Historical Legacy
Inaugural Items
Louisiana Purchase
George Washington and James Monroe Military, Political, and Diplomatic Relations 1776-1799
Oak Hill Home
Monroe Quotes
Books & Other Media
James Monroe
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
The Presidency of James Monroe
The Writings of James Monroe
Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, The Bill of Rights, and The Election that Saved a Nation
The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America
Trivia
James Monroe trivia
Facts about Monroe