Last week, we covered the arrival of Citizen Genêt, France’s new Ambassador to the US.  His mission was to weaken the enemy coalition against France by forcing them to divert resources to a war in America.

The Washington Administration was trying to avoid being dragged into a new war. But it felt powerless as Genêt seemed to have popular supp...

Back in Episode 363, we covered the beginning of the French Revolution, which began in 1789.  Over the next few years, the United States, and most of Europe, watched with interest as France became more and more radical.  

Last week we covered the elections of 1792, which gave us the Senators and Representatives for the third Congress, and also the reelection of George Washington.

The new Congress could have begun its session in March of 17...

1792 was an election year.  This would be the third election for the new federal government, and only the second time they would select a president.

The first question for everyone was whether George Washington would run for reelection.  Washington’s reluctance to serve at all was genuine.  Before the Constitutional Convention, Washi...