1910's Government and Politics | "Henry Cabot Lodge: Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine"

Congressional record

By: Henry Cabot Lodge Sr.

Date: August 2, 1912

Source: Lodge, Henry Cabot, Sr. "Henry Cabot Lodge: Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine." Congressional Record, 62nd Cong., 2d sess., 1912, 10045.

About the Author: Henry Cabot Lodge Sr. (1850–1924) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard with a law degree and was the first Harvard student to earn a Ph.D. in political science. He was a prolific writer of historical, biographical, and political works. In 1884, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1893, he graduated to the Senate, where he headed the prestigious Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Introduction

The Monroe Doctrine is a cornerstone of American foreign policy. In December 1823, President James Monroe (served 1817–1825) used his annual message to Congress to confidently assert, "The...