The doctrine as well as the years of peace remain Monroe’s lasting legacy. James Monroe served as President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. James Monroe, the Fifth President ...

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.

The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was part of the so-called Virginia Dynasty and the last Founding Father to serve in the highest office in the land. Famous for the Monroe ...

After his death in 1831 in New York City, James Monroe was originally buried in New York’s Marble Cemetery. Twenty-seven years later, in 1858, his body was exhumed and brought to Hollywood Cemetery in ...