Madison's Papers now Online

"Thomas Jefferson once called James Madison "the greatest man in the world." It's an assessment too often overlooked by history.

Madison, a Jefferson protégé who succeeded him as the nation's fourth president, helped craft the concept of a federal union that earned him the designation, "Father of the Constitution." He also was an able secretary of state under Jefferson. Later, as president, Madison steered the country through the War of 1812 against Great Britain."

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