Vocal Point-Jane Hampton Cook

Topic: War of 1812.

When America was a new nation, we went to war with Great Britain a second time—it was the War of 1812. Ultimately, an incident in that war gave us our National Anthem. Historian and author Jane Hampton Cook has been a frequent guest on this program. Recently, her website notes: “Jane Hampton Cook received the 2026 Spirit of 1812 award from the Daughters of the War of 1812 for her books and screenplays.” Those books include: American Phoenix (John Quincy and Louisa Adams), The Burning of the White House (James and Dolley Madison), and

America’s Star-Spangled Story (Francis Scott Key). Jane Hampton Cook joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss the significance of the War of 1812 in the American story. www.janecook.com