Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President Audiobook (Free)

Charismatic, captivating, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay appeared to have it most. He offered a thorough plan of modification for America, and he aimed national affairs as Loudspeaker of the home, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams-the man he put in office-and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to maintain a young country united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to rip it about Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Become President apart. Yet, despite his skill and achievements, Henry Clay never became president. 3 x he received Electoral University votes, twice more he sought his party’s nomination, however each time he was defeated. Alongside fellow senatorial greats Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, Clay was in the mix almost every moment from 1824 to 1848. Given his prominence, perhaps the years ought to be termed not really the Jacksonian Period but rather the Age of Clay.

Adam C. Klotter uses new research and will be offering a more concentrated, nuanced description of Clay’s programs and politics in order to answer the question of why the man they called ‘The Great Turned down’ never won the presidency but did earn the accolades of background.