4.3: John Trumbull and James Madison: The Artist and Antagonist of Jay’s Treaty

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This episode explores the roles of John Trumbull and James Madison in the context of Jay’s Treaty and its impact on American diplomacy.

Send us Fan Mail One was the preeminent politician of his time who helped shape that America we have today, well-versed in history, philosophy, and political theory. The other is mainly known as a painter, but an influential one at that. So what do they have in common, along with their status as Americans? Well, for our purposes, they each played a role in the stage surrounding one of the most controversial pieces of diplomacy of the Federalist Era: Jay’s Treaty. In t...

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Host: Alex Mattke

Topics covered

• politics
• art
• diplomacy
• Federalist Era
• American history

Keywords

• John Trumbull
• James Madison
• Jay’s Treaty
• Federalist Era
• American politics
• diplomacy
• history

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