Corbis As the British neared the White House, Dolley Madison directed that a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington be removed. The Montpelier Foundation James Madison valued his wife's ...

Trump survived an assassination attempt in July 2024 during the presidential campaign Madison ... The White House 46 Archived/X; The White House/X The White House swapped the official portrait ...

James Madison, the "Father of the ... In 1814 the British went so far as to burn the White House and Capitol Building as a fleeing Madison watched from across the Potomac. By 1815 the American ...

British seizure of American seamen pushed James Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war in June 1812. The United States entered the conflict without a strong military. Consequently, early ...