Year(s) Discussed: 1797-1798
As the Adams administration learns of the XYZ Affair and the President works to determine his next course of action, partisan bickering devolves to a fight on the floor of the House of Representatives while back in Paris, divisions start to form between the special envoys as Talleyrand increases his pressure on one of their number. Sources used for this episode can be found at
http://presidencies.blubrry.com.
Featured Image: “Congressional Pugilists” by an unknown artist [15 Feb 1798], courtesy of
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