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 ...

The White House, however, argued the deportations ... saying he doesn’t care what a judge think. News flash from James ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... 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.

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 ...