Hamilton's Election Plot—and the Man Who Said No (w/ Lindsay Chervinsky) | Mona Charen Show

Mona Charen is joined by historian Lindsay Chervinsky—executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library—for the Bulwark Book Club, discussing her book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic. They cover Adams's besieged first days in office, a cabinet secretly loyal to Alexander Hamilton, the mob of 10,000 outside the president's house, the Alien and Sedition Acts, Hamilton's plot to change the rules of the election of 1800—and how Adams invented the peaceful transfer of power by simply going home. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Preside... Bulwark Book Club pick for August: Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson. Join Mona Charen and Bill Kristol to discuss this classic that explores racism and slavery. Published in 1894, the novel tells the story of two boys – one born into slavery, the other the master’s son – who were switched at birth. This week only, a full Bulwark membership for everything we offer on our website is $86 a year. That's 14 percent off at http://thebulwark.com/july4 Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here -    / @bulwarkmedia   Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro and August Book Club Announcement 00:01:50 Meet Historian Lindsay Chervinsky 00:04:44 John Adams Takes Office Amid Party Turmoil 00:06:55 Why Adams Didn't Replace Washington's Cabinet 00:15:44 Washington and Jefferson's Bitter Falling Out 00:19:36 Adams Sets Key Presidential Precedents 00:23:09 Hamilton, Pickering, and Cabinet Chaos 00:26:32 The Brilliance of John Quincy Adams 00:29:30 Jefferson and Adams: Rivals, Friends, Same Death Day 00:36:37 The Alien and Sedition Acts and Political Violence 00:46:56 Hamilton's Plot to Steal the 1800 Election 00:55:48 Adams's Peaceful Transfer of Power and America's Legacy