- Date:
- 1822
- Original Format:
- Painting
- Item#:
- 5.075
Birth of the Monroe Doctrine
In this painting by Clyde Deland, James Monroe and his cabinet discuss foreign policy that will later be written into the Monroe Doctrine. From left to right: Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford, Attorney General William Wirt, President James Monroe, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard and Postmaster General John McLean.