034 – Source Notes



DeWitt Clinton by Rembrandt Peale [c. 1823], courtesy of Wikipedia
  • Bemis, Samuel Flagg. John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1956.
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  • Borneman, Walter R. 1812: The War That Forged a Nation. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
  • Cleaves, Freeman. Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time. Newtown, CT: American Political Biography Press, 2010 [1939].
  • Collins, George C, ed. Fifty Reasons why the Honorable Henry Clay Should Be Elected President of the United States. By an Irish Adopted Citizen. Baltimore, MD: Murphy, 1844.
  • Esdaile, Charles. Napoleon’s Wars: An International History. New York: Penguin, 2007.
  • Hopkins, James F, ed. The Papers of Henry Clay: Volume I, The Rising Statesman 1797-1814. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1959.
  • Ketcham, Ralph. James Madison: A Biography. Charlottesville, VA and London: University Press of Virginia, 1994 [1971].
  • Latimer, Jon. 1812: War With America. Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. Nagel, Paul C. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1997.
  • Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union. New York: W W Norton & Co, 1991.
  • Risjord, Norman K. “Election of 1812.” History of American Presidential Elections 1789-1968: Volume I. Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr, ed. New York: Chelsea House and McGraw-Hill, 1971. p. 249-296.
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The music sample from this episode came from the Henry Clay APUSH Video by Ben Glasser available on YouTube which is a highly recommended, humorous ode to Clay’s accomplishments. Believe me, the tune’s addictive.

And finally, for those interested, the t-shirts mentioned in the episode:

 
Andrew‘s 1844 Clay Campaign Shirt My 1840 Tippecanoe Campaign Shirt

 

 


034 – Mr. Speaker to Mr. Diplomat



The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814 by Amédée Forestier, courtesy of Wikipedia

The Star of the West, Henry Clay, heads east as he is appointed as a peace commissioner and sent to Ghent, Belgium to negotiate with the British to end a war that was not going all that well (except for, of course, in the campaigns led by General William Henry Harrison). Before heading off to Europe though, Clay also had his first brush with presidential politics as he was offered a place on a presidential ticket. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.


033 – Source Notes



John Randolph of Roanoke by John Wesley Jarvis (c. 1811), courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery

Audio editing for this episode done by Andrew Pfannkuche (andrew@pfannkuche.com)

  • Cheney, Richard B, and Lynne V Cheney. Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996 [1983].
  • Fischer, David Hackett. The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy. New York: Harper & Row, 1965.
  • Garland, Hugh A. The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke Vol. I. St Clair Shores, MI: Scholarly Press, 1970 [1849].
  • Hickey, Donald. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1989.
  • Quisenberry, A C. The Life and Times of Hon. Humphrey Marshall. Winchester, KY: Sun Publishing Co, 1892.
  • Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union. New York: W W Norton & Co, 1991.
  • Remini, Robert V. The House: The History of the House of Representatives. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
  • Rutland, Robert Allen. The Presidency of James Madison. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990.
  • Urofsky, Melvin I. A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume I: To 1877. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988.
  • White, Leonard D. The Jeffersonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1801-1829. New York: Macmillan Co, 1956.

033 – Harry of the West



Henry Clay by Matthew Harris Jouett (c. 1818), courtesy of Wikipedia

Clay’s early career finds him rising from being a self-proclaimed “Mill Boy of the Slashes” to being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Along the way, he obtains an education in the law in Richmond before moving to Lexington, Kentucky where he starts a family and sets off on his lengthy political career. In this, the first in a series of episodes on the man who would become known as the Great Compromiser, we get a glimpse of some of the political divides that would ultimately lead into the Second Party System as well as the growing public discussion and debate over the issue of slavery which would define so much of both Clay’s public and private life. Resources used in this episode can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.


032 – Source Notes



US Territorial Expansion Map from the US National Atlas, courtesy of the US government
The United States 1792-1795, courtesy of Golbez and Wikipedia
Map of US Indian Removal, courtesy of Nikater and Wikipedia
Oregon Country/Columbia District, 1816-1846, courtesy of Wikipedia
Political Divisions of Mexico and Texas, 1836-1845, courtesy of Giggette and Wikipedia

Audio editing for this episode was done by Andrew Pfannkuche (andrew@pfannkuche.com)

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  • Latimer, Jon. 1812: War With America. Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
  • Mahon, John K. History of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842, Revised Edition. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1991 [1967].
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  • Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union. New York and London: W W Norton & Co, 1991.
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  • White, Leonard D. The Jeffersonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1801-1829. New York: Macmillan Co, 1956.

032 – Westward Ho



Fort Laramie by Alfred Jacob Miller (c. 1858-1860), courtesy of the Walters Art Museum

Westward expansion was one of the underlying causes of the American Revolution and played a key role in early American history. In this episode, I give a quick overview of the American push towards the Pacific beginning with the trans-Appalachian west and carrying on to Texas and Oregon. This expansion would ultimately impact not just the settlers making the move but also the native peoples already in the area as well as have ramifications for the 19th century geopolitical landscape. Source information and handy maps for reference can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.


031 – Source Notes



The final resting place of William Henry and Anna Symmes Harrison, image courtesy of your humble host, Jerry Landry
  • Adams, Charles Francis, ed. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary From 1795 to 1848: Vol. X. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott & Co, 1876.
  • “President Harrison’s Last Illness.” The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. 25:2, 18 Aug 1841, p. 25-32.
  • “Report of the Treatment of the late President Harrison.” The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. 25:2, 18 Aug 1841, p. 36.
  • “Demulcent.” Merriam-Webster Online. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demulcent. [Last Accessed: 24 March 2017]
  • Emerich, M; Braeunig, M; Clement, H W; Lüdtke, R; and Huber, R. “Mode of action of cupping – Local metabolism and pain thresholds in neck pain patients and healthy subjects.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 22:1, Feb 2014, p. 148-158.
  • “The Funeral Ceremonies.” Niles’ Weekly Register Jeremiah Hughes, ed. 10 Apr 1841, Fifth Series, Vol 10, No 6: 86-87.
  • Green, James A. William Henry Harrison: His Life and Times. Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1941.
  • McHugh, James; and Philip A Mackowiak. “Death in the White House: President William Henry Harrison’s Atypical Pneumonia.” Clinical Infectious Diseases. 59:7. Oct 2014. P. 990-995.
  • Miller, Thomas. “Case of the Late William H. Harrison, President of the United States.” The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. 24:17, 2 Jun 1841, p. 261-267.
  • Peterson, Norma Lois. The Presidencies of William Henry Harrison & John Tyler. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1989.
  • Seale, William. The President’s House: A History, Volume One. Washington, DC: White House Historical Association, 1986.
  • Shafer, Ronald G. The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed Presidential Elections Forever. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2016.
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  • Villanueva, Jari. “The Story of Taps: 24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions.” Berkeley Plantation. 2016. 1 Apr 2017. <http://www.berkeleyplantation.com/taps.html>.

The opening music for this episode was “Taps (in the key of B flat)” performed by a member of the US Army Band courtesy of Wikipedia and, if you would like to view the lyrics as well as give it another listen, the YouTube video for HARRISON! An(other) American musical.


031 – The Death Episode



Death of Harrison by Currier and Ives [c. 1841] courtesy of the Library of Congress
The time has finally come for President Harrison to meet his maker. However, as with many things, the story of Harrison’s last days is not as clear cut as it’s been made out to be in history. I look at the details of his last illness as well as how 21st century medical knowledge questions the diagnosis of pneumonia as his cause of death. Also, I spend some time on the idea of legacy and a few ways, both directly and tangentially, Harrison’s life and death contributed to the future. Source information for his episode can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.


030 – Source Notes



Millard Fillmore by unknown artist (c. 1843), courtesy of National Portrait Gallery
  • Acheson, Dean, and Harry S Truman. Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971. New York: Random House, 2010.
  • Adams, Charles Francis, ed. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary From 1795 to 1848: Vol. VII. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott & Co, 1875.
  • Adams, Charles Francis, ed. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, Comprising Portions of His Diary From 1795 to 1848: Vol. X. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott & Co, 1876.
  • Bassett, John Spencer, ed. Correspondence of Andrew Jackson: Volume VI, 1839-1845. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1933.
  • Booraem, Hendrik, V. A Child of the Revolution: William Henry Harrison and His World, 1773-1798. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2012.
  • Bush, George W. “19 Nov 2007, Berkeley Plantation.” Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Vol 43, Issue 47, 26 Nov 2007, Washington, DC, pp 1522-1523
  • Chambers, William Nisbet. “Election of 1840.” History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1968: Volume I. Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr and Fred L Israel, eds. New York: Chelsea House, 1971.
  • Cleaves, Freeman. Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time. Newtown, CT: American Political Biography Press, 2010 [1939].
  • Ellet, E F. The Court Circles of the Republic, or the Beauties and Celebrities of the Nation. Hartford, CT: Hartford Publishing Co, 1870.
  • Ferrell, Robert H, ed. Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959. New York: W W Norton & Co, 1983.
  • Green, James A. William Henry Harrison: His Life and Times. Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1941.
  • Gunderson, Robert Gray. The Log-Cabin Campaign. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977 [1957].
  • Hamilton, Stanislaus Murray, ed. The Writings of James Monroe, Including a Collection of His Public and Private Papers and Correspondence Now for the First Time Printed: Volume V. 1807-1816. New York and London: G P Putnam’s Sons, 1901.
  • Harrison, William Henry. “13 Mar 1825, to Benjamin Harrison.” Benjamin Harrison Historic Site.
  • Jackson, Andrew. “17 Feb 1841, to Amos Kendall.” Reel 53, Andrew Jackson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C..
  • Landry, Jerry. Harrison Podcast. 2017.
  • Madison, James. “To James Monroe, 6 September 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives (http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-05-02-0203 [last update: 2014-10-23]). 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, pp. 278–279.
  • Madison, James. “To William Henry Harrison, 5 June 1830,” Founders Online, National Archives (http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/99-02-02-2066 [last update: 2016-03-28]
  • McCullough, David. Truman. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
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  • Owens, Robert M. Jefferson’s Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007.
  • Peterson, Norma Lois. The Presidencies of William Henry Harrison & John Tyler. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1989.
  • Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845. New York: Harper & Row, 1984.
  • Severance, Frank H, ed. Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Volume XI: Millard Fillmore Papers, Volume Two. Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Historical Society, 1907.
  • Shafer, Ronald G. The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” Changed Presidential Elections Forever. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2016.
  • Tyler, John. “16 Oct 1840, to Tillman E Jeter, et al.” New York Tribune. 14 Apr 1841. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030212/1841-04-14/ed-1/seq-1/. [Last Accessed: 11 Dec 2014.]
  • Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. The Letters and Times of the Tylers Vol. III. Williamsburg, VA: unlisted publisher, 1896.
  • Williams, Charles Richard, ed. The Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes: Nineteenth President of the United States, Volume I. Columbus, OH: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1922.

030 – Presidents on Harrison



Harry S Truman by Greta Kempton, courtesy of the Truman Library

We step out of the narrative for this episode and examine what evidence is in the historical record about what other presidents thought of William Henry Harrison. From the first president to the forty-third, Old Tippecanoe elicited much comment from both contemporaries and future generations. Some presidents campaigned for him. Others fought to keep him out of the White House. Some admired him. Others ridiculed him. Some pronounced him “first-rate” while others called him a “stuffed shirt.” Some proclaimed him to be “the stern and unflinching advocate of popular rights” while others felt that his election would lead to the nation’s “end like that of ancient republics.” Find out who said what about the General in this episode. Source information can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.