Then it's an opportunity missed by the author. Their disagreement is part of the ideological split that grew out of the conflict between Jefferson and Hamilton; a conflict that is still with us today. (I tend to see Jefferson and Monroe et al as off in the weeds on issues like Hamilton's economic plan and relations with France and England. Jefferson's view of economics, for in stance, was ignorance supported by suspicion of the purpose of banking, among other things.)
And the events that lead to the dramatic turn in Monroe's relationship with Washington do not reflect particularly well on James Monroe. He wrote an aggressive anti-Washington screed after he returned from Paris that seems like and example poor judgement on Monroe's part. It's something that contrasts with the idea that Monroe's tenure as president was uniquely harmonious and bi partisan.
One biographer (at least one) suggests that Washington's death was, in a sense, related to the mutual hatred between these two founding fathers. When Washington personal secretary gave him the news that Monroe had been elected gov of VA early one morning Washington rode off in a huff on his usual review of activities at his Mount Vernon farms, despite the very cold, wet weather. He stayed out for hours and returned with the severe sore throat that would suffocate him in little more than a day.
And the events that lead to the dramatic turn in Monroe's relationship with Washington do not reflect particularly well on James Monroe. He wrote an aggressive anti-Washington screed after he returned from Paris that seems like and example poor judgement on Monroe's part. It's something that contrasts with the idea that Monroe's tenure as president was uniquely harmonious and bi partisan.
One biographer (at least one) suggests that Washington's death was, in a sense, related to the mutual hatred between these two founding fathers. When Washington personal secretary gave him the news that Monroe had been elected gov of VA early one morning Washington rode off in a huff on his usual review of activities at his Mount Vernon farms, despite the very cold, wet weather. He stayed out for hours and returned with the severe sore throat that would suffocate him in little more than a day.