James Monroe, a Virginia native and the nation’s fifth president, served two terms from 1817 to 1825 and is best known for his “Monroe Doctrine” that closed off the Western Hemisphere to European ...

‘The Founder’s Curse: Monroe’s Struggle Against Political Parties’ By Brook Poston Johns Hopkins University Press, 248 pages The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was part of the ...

In 1811, Monroe was appointed Secretary of State by President James Madison. Monroe, along with President Madison, pushed Congress to declare war on Britain beginning the War of 1812.