The Most Popular President You've Never Heard Of
September 29, 2025
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Mr. Beat tells the story of a president, though forgotten about today, was so popular when he was in office that he ran for re-election unopposed.
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James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath
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Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness
by Harlow Giles Unger
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James Monroe: The American Presidents Series: The 5th President, 1817-1825 by Gary Hart
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James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon
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James Monroe as a stabilizing figure in a young republic. As president, he was well-respected by people with a wide range of different political beliefs. He brought Americans together, and due to this newspapers rarely criticized him. He was one of the few American presidents to remain very popular the entire time he was in office. I know it’s hard to imagine for Americans today, but his presidency marked a time when there was basically only one major political party in charge and everybody seemed ok with it. Heck, his time as president is still often known as The Era of Good Feelings.
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