Laughs but she was his best , friend and she compensated. It is aaron burr that lets her know that James Madison wishes to meet her. She carved out a space for women, where they could wield a great deal of political power. Here, Dolley Madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. She got these people to the white house and entertained them, got them together, got them talking. This was very important for dolley to make everybody feel welcome, be they enemies or allies. Dolley popularized the style to american fashion, and that was considered her classic look. People noticed it. The octagon was the perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison as they try and resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his retirement, helping him compile and arrange his papers. She moved back to washington, d. C. In her elder years and sort of became a grand damme. Very much behind the scenes in the political field agai
American history tv on cspan3. Up next, a discussion on naval navigation during the war of 1812. At the outset, the British Royal navy was far more sophisticated than the american navy. We will hear about the tools that sailors on both sides of the conflict used to dominate the sea. The Octagon House in washington, d. C. , where the treaty of ghent was signed 200 years ago, hosted this event. It is about 25 minutes. Kyle welcome. I am kyle dalton, the administrator. I am also the author of a blog. Today, i am going to be talking about the United States navy the war of 1812, and navigation. All three of these topics intersect at the Octagon House. The eldest son of the owners of the house, john tayloe iv, was enlisted in the navy in 1890 as a midshipman. It was his responsibility to learn the trade of sailors and officers, to learn how to command ships, and how to work them. The United States navy was surprisingly effective in the war of 1812. I say surprisingly because people did not r
She popularized the style of american style. It was considered her classic look. People noticed it. It was a perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison. As they try to resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with James Madison helping him. Compiling and arranging his papers. She moved back to washington d. C. In her elder years and became very much behind the scenes in a political field again. As henry clay famously said, Everybody Loves mrs. Madison. Her equally famous response thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady with experience during Thomas Jeffersons two terms. The president often called on her to assist him. This sense of the usefulness of diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ground wanting when she assumed the role in 1809 as her husband James Madison became the president. Good evening and welcome. Tonight we will learn about the intriguing Dolley Madison. We have two guests at our table. Let me intr
American style. It was considered her classic look. People noticed it. It was a perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison. As they try to resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with james compilingelping him. And arranging his papers. She moved back to washington d. C. In her elder years and became very much behind the scenes in a political field again. As henry clay famously said, Everybody Loves mrs. Madison. Her equally famous response thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady with experience during Thomas Jeffersons two terms. The president often called on her to assist him. This sense of the usefulness of diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ground wanting when she assumed the role in 1809 as her husband James Madison became andpresident. Good evening welcome. Tonight we will learn about the intriguing Dolley Madison. We have two guests at our table. Let me introduce you to them. Catherine allgor, an auth
As they try to resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with James Madison helping him. Compiling and arranging his papers. She moved back to washington d. C. In her elder years and became very much behind the scenes in a political field again. As henry clay famously said, Everybody Loves mrs. Madison. Her equally famous response thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady with experience during Thomas Jeffersons two terms. The president often called on her to assist him. This sense of the usefulness of diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ground wanting when she assumed the role in 1809 as her husband James Madison became the president. Good evening and welcome. Tonight we will learn about the intriguing Dolley Madison. We have two guests at our table. Let me introduce you to them. Catherine allgor, an author and biographer of Dolley Madison. And a historian. One of her books is called a perfect union. Thank you for