December 6, 2004, marked the centennial of one of the landmark statements in U.S. foreign policy: Theodore Roosevelt’s so-called ''Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.'' It was here, and not in the ...

Although presented at the time as an extension of what Monroe had proposed 81 years earlier, Theodore Roosevelt’s December 6, 1904 message to Congress actually stood the Monroe Doctrine on its head.

President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of American interests in the Western Hemisphere, on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823.

Today marks the 200 th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere. But few Americans are aware of its lesser-known ...

Indeed, the Monroe Doctrine’s real impact would only come when President Teddy Roosevelt redefined it. More on that next week. The Monroe Doctrine was first announced on this day in 1823.

In 1823, President Monroe set out what became known as the Monroe Doctrine in a message to Congress. The Monroe Doctrine had a number of elements but its most notable was the declaration that if ...