Talk:James Monroe

message: As the whole quotation part is only quotes, I suggest a move to Wikiquote and/or add of when, where and why he said certain words. --SakJur (talk) 18:13, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion: Move quotation to Wikiquote 

message: There is no section on his election. It should discuss how he was selected to be the candidate and why there was no serious opponent.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.26.113.182 (talk) 15:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: A very good point. I have added a short section. Mangoe (talk) 18:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elections 

message: :Seems there've been 6 or 7 attempts just this month, almost all the edits for this time. How do other editors feel about increasing the level of protection?
2:nd is the talk page. I'd say this need to have auto-archiving, since many of the posts seem to be older ones. Any input? I'm not sure of the code to do it or I'd have done these already.Ebanony (talk) 10:12, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism Prptection needed? 

message: I removed 2 sentences from the lead--
"His mother was a sexually active widow who, at James 5 years of age, consistently has men over to amuse her. She was aroused by different males, and this trait was said to have been passed down to James. While in the White house, James was said to have had many different women over behind the first lady's back."---given the nature of the subject matter and this is a biography article, I felt the need for citations.  I was going to just throw a tag on the sentences, but after going through the article the sexually active mother and subsequent adultery in the white house is not mentioned.  Since the lead is supposed to be summarizing what I'm going to read I expected more on this matter.  If there are references for it by all means please put it back in, though if this is the only mention we're going to make about it then I recommend it be moved into the Bio section of the article.  Or I could be wrong and it was just some slightly more clever than usual vandalism.  But assuming good faith.  tyvm Pudge MclameO (talk) 09:15, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed section 

message: No picture of Monroe proves that he wore a powdered wig, however there are some Monroe´s pictures, depicting his head from the profile, which attest the fact that he wore his hairstyle according to the old fashion of the 18th century (the hair was worn long, brushed back from the forehead and tied back at the nape of the neck with a black ribbon in a queue or "pony-tail"):  http://www.ashlawnhighland.org/se--weddings.htm  and  http://www.flickr.com/photos/afagen/2069754826/  and http://www.flickr.com/photos/purplepeanut/3923808135/ and http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XJCSXX8WL.jpg and http://www.travelpod.co.uk/travel-photo/karenallen/2/1282089542/1_ash-lawn-highland.jpg/tpod.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.127.65.18 (talk) 11:08, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monroe and powdered wig 

message: Just thought I would mention, just in case anyone was interested, that Y-DNA testing of a living relative of James Monroe has proved that the president was descended from the Chiefs of Clan Munro. Specifically chief Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis. QuintusPetillius (talk) 14:02, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: DNA

message: So was Monroe the last President who was never photographed ? Eregli bob (talk) 10:38, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photography 

message: Wasn't there the Panic of 1819 during the Monroe administration? This needs to be discussed as a seperate section. How did Monroe respond? Cmguy777 (talk) 00:50, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Panic of 1819 

message: Why does the article start with he had big balls?! The author looks serious, so I wonder... Can anyone sort this out?Super48paul (talk) 16:23, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big Balls? 

message: I added a bit more on Monroe's "Oak Hill" plantation and other plantations. I added information on Monroe and his overseers treatment of slaves and on one specific runaway slave named Daniel. I added references. I believe the section needed to be expanded and I believe the edits are neutral without bias. Cmguy777 (talk) 20:09, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slavery expanded 

message: The section on his time as a cabinet secretary under Madison is woefully underdeveloped. (2 Dec 2013)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 (talk) 20:49, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cabinet Posts 

message: In addition to the acquisition of Florida, the landmark Treaty of 1819 secured the border of the United States along the 42nd Parallel to the Pacific Ocean and represented America's first determined attempt at creating an "American global empire".
I don't get it. What does the treaty of 1819 have to do with creating a "global empire"? 
CJK (talk) 18:33, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  I don't get it 

message: The Reflist template has been misplaced under the 'Notes' section! The 'References' section contains details of two books that should have come under the 'Bibliography' section. It is humourous that such an error has occurred in a such a long and quality article. The article being semi-protected prevents most users like me from correcting it. 120.59.36.40 (talk) 14:58, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Nothing has been misplaced. The  is used for specific citations, which sometimes are called notes (when a  is not used). The references list two general references.  The Bibliography is an exhaustive list of sources, some of which may have not actually been used in writing of the article.  I can understand your confusion, as Wikipedia blends terms and methods from APA, MLA, and Chicago.  Please see WP:CITE.  In any case, this dis-congruity is no reason to edit the article. The article has been semi-protected because of repeated vandalism from school children.  Sadly, this prevents well-meaning IPs from contributing.  You can, of course, register for an account and then edit the page. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:06, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misplaced Reflist template 

message: I am undertaking a comprehensive review and edit of the footnotes and bibliography using Harvard citation style where possible and to otherwise cleanup cites per Wikipedia:Citing sources. The collaboration of editors is welcome. Hoppyh (talk) 01:32, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Footnotes and bibliography review underway 

message: I am moving the following detail about the Monroe children as lacking adequate pertinence to the article.
Their daughter, Hortense, was named in honor of her childhood friend, Hortense de Beauharnais, step-daughter of Napoleon. Eliza alienated most of Washington society for her refusal to call on wives of the diplomatic corps, as was the custom, and caused another social furor in closing her sister's wedding to all but family and friends. For all her apparent vanity, however, she demonstrated genuine compassion during the fever epidemic that swept Washington during her father's Presidency. She spent many sleepless nights selflessly caring for victims. Following the deaths of her husband and father, Eliza moved to Paris, France, where she died on January 27, 1840. Citation------>February 3, 1840, The Observer (London, England), page 1: "BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS...DIED... [January] 27th, at her residence in the Champs Elysees, Paris, Mrs. Elizabeth K. M. Hay, relict of the late George Hay, Esq., of Virginia, and daughter of the late James Monroe, Esq., formerly President of the United States of America." Hoppyh (talk) 14:05, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Detail about children 

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message: Monroe wrote a book in 1798 ripping General Washington "a new one" it was an important work, akin to several recent works on Trump and in fact the first of the genre. It's available on Amazon and everything.Arglebargle79 (talk) 00:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: scholars do not characterize it this way. It did not tell very much. It did not attack Washington personally. See Ammon  pp 165-67. Rjensen (talk) 07:37, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: The George Washington tell-all book

message: Should the article say something about which of the four candidates outgoing President Monroe supported? Alekksandr (talk) 21:44, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: 1824 election

message: Rather than edit the existing entries on this subject, I thought I'd restart it.
"He is also the last president to have never been photographed.[151]"
The citation doesn't support this statement.  In the case of William Henry Harrison the familiar portrait is said to have been a daguerreotype created circa 1850 by a studio which wasn't formed until after Harrison's death in 1841.  Other citations I saw stated it was a daguerreotype of an oil painting.  While if a painting, it appears to be a very good one, it also strikes me as a painting and not of the stark nature of such photos from the period.  The citation ([151]) merely states that John Quincy Adams was the first President to have been photographed, which I presume is true.
Ealtram (talk) 00:29, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photography revisited 

message: — Assignment last updated by Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:28, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Computer Integrated Manufacturing

message: The article incorrectly states that Barbe-Marbois was French Foreign Minister at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. That is incorrect. Talleyrand was French Foreign Minister and he opposed the Louisiana Purchase, so Bonaparte conducted his negotiations through Barbe-Marbois, who held the position of director of the Public Treasury, which was not the same as being Finance Minister. 2601:700:4180:7900:E5F8:33D9:5BD0:4CB1 (talk) 13:56, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Louisiana Purchase 

message: I visited James Monroe's Highland home earlier this year and took an updated photograph of the statue, which has been cleaned up with trimmed vegetation.   Jameskincaid (talk) 02:38, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated Photograph of James Monroe Statue at Highland 

message: The citation to the Near Duel Between James Monroe and Alexander Hamilton should cite to Dr. Cassandra Good as the author, rather than Heidi Stello. Stello is listed on the blog as the publisher because she has the admin access to post, but Dr. Good is the author of the post. The content on the post corroborates this. 
Heidi Stello/UMW 173.72.186.3 (talk) 23:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Author correction