The Papers of Henry Clay. Volume 5. Secretary of State, 1826

Authors

Henry Clay
James F. Hopkins
Mary W. M. Hargreaves

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In volume 5 of The Papers of Henry Clay, the second of the series to cover Clay’s role as Secretary of State, problems arising from domestic political pressures become significant in the conduct of national affairs both at home and abroad.

With the president absent from Washington one-third of the year, Clay’s burden and his personal role in the conduct of office are evident. His health becomes precarious, he neglects to take action to forestall embarrassing ministerial faux pas in several areas, and he misjudges the gravity of British alienation—all of these handicaps to the future course of his administration here become manifest.

Publication Date

1973

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Place of Publication

Lexington, KY

ISBN

9780813151724

eISBN

9780813162461

Keywords

Henry Clay, Kentucky, United States Secretaries of State, American Secretaries of State

Notes

James F. Hopkins and Mary W. M. Hargreaves, editors

Wayne Cutler and Burton Milward, assistant editors

Recommended Citation

Clay, Henry; Hopkins, James F.; and Hargreaves, Mary W. M., "The Papers of Henry Clay. Volume 5. Secretary of State, 1826" (1973). Legislative and Executive Papers. 15.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_science_papers/15