George Bancroft

American Minute with Bill Federer The U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, graduated its first class on JUNE 10, 1854. The Academy was established under George Bancroft, Secretary of Navy for President James Polk. On June 16, 1845, Polk issued Order 27 to Secretary Bancroft: The President…with heartfelt sorrow announces to the Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps the death of Andrew Jackson…The 8th day of June, about 6 o’clock, he resigned his spirit to his Heavenly Father…He...Read Full Story

This blog entry is written by Nancy Brinker , Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Brinker provides a behind the scenes look into the Annapolis Conference taking place on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Tuesday Afternoon: We’re now in Bancroft Hall and President Bush and Abbas have spoken. All three leaders called for peace. President Bush came to set the stage and urge the process, which he did with great energy and determination...Read Full Story

Liberty Letters, George Bancroft: 1834 Men love liberty, even if it be turbulent, and the colony [of Maryland] had increased, and flourished, and grown rich, in spite of domestic dissensions. Source: George Bancroft, “History of the United States,” Volume I, Chapter 10, Colonization of  Maryland.Read Full Story

American Minute with Bill Federer The U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, graduated its first class on JUNE 10, 1854. The Academy was established under George Bancroft, Secretary of Navy for President James Polk. On June 16, 1845, Polk issued Order 27 to Secretary George Bancroft: The President…with heartfelt sorrow announces to the Army, the [...]Read Full Story

I’ve recently added ELEKTRATIG  to my blogroll. He and I have cross-referenced several posts on topics like the inevitability of the American Civil War (available here ) and he has always provided thoughtful comments. Today, he has a post on George Bancroft that you can read here  which speaks to the special relationship that Bancroft had with President James Polk . Bancroft was instrumental in Polk receiving the democratic nomination in 1844 because he was able to swing the Massachusetts...Read Full Story