Presidencies Of The United States

Year(s) Discussed: 1798-1799 Adams throws the American political landscape into a frenzy with a special message to Congress announcing that he was appointing a new Minister to France to negotiate peace. While exploring what this all means for Adams, his administration, and the nation, we also take a step back in this episode to look at the influence of American policy in Saint-Domingue and South America on the realities and future of Franco-American relations in 1799. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://presidencies.blubrry.com. Featured Image: “Atlantic or Western Ocean” by John Thomson [c. 1814], courtesy of Wikipedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices