• He was the first president elected without winning the popular vote.
• He was the only president to serve in the House of Representatives after being President.
• He is more famous for being Secretary of State than he is for being president.
• He was the first president who was also the son of a president.
• He died of a stroke on the floor of the House, serving his country to the last.

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• He issued the Monroe Doctrine.
• He presided over the "Era of Good Feelings."
• He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
• He served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War at the same time.
• He helped found the Democratic-Republican Party.

   

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