1. DOLLEY MADISON SAVES THE DAY.
- Author
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Fleming, Thomas
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FIRST ladies of the United States , *PUBLIC buildings , *PRESIDENTIAL dwellings , *PRESIDENTS of the United States , *HISTORY ,WAR of 1812 campaigns ,CAPTURE of Washington, D.C. by the British, 1814 - Abstract
The article focuses on Dolley Madison, wife of U.S. President James Madison, and her role in the War of 1812 with Great Britain. Madison's role as an informal political adviser to her husband is considered. An overview is presented of the U.S. conduct of the war, with emphasis placed on the extreme difficulty of financing it due to reluctance within the Congress and U.S. states to appropriate funds for the armed forces. Dolley Madison's involvement in saving government documents and art objects from the White House when Washington D.C. was occupied by British forces in August, 1814 and many of its public buildings burned is described. INSET: WITNESS TO HISTORY..
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- 2010