ExclusiveElizabeth Monroe: The Royal Mrs. Monroe

As wife of the fifth president of the United States, Elizabeth Monroe had a tough act to follow. While her predecessor, the ever-popular Dolley Madison, had won Washington’s favor by opening her doors to everyone, Elizabeth preferred the regal refinement she had witnessed in European courts. Although her reservation was often misinterpreted as rudeness, Mrs. Monroe was a brave woman who risked her own safety to save a friend during the French Revolution.
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