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James Madison

A wartime president, Madison was forced to ask Congress to declare war on Britain, which ultimately led to the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812, which resulted in the devastation of the Nation’s Capital.

Photograph of “Statue of James Madison,” Madison Building, Library of Congress (1976), Walker Hancock, sculptor. Via Wikimedia Commons.



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    1. I’m sure there were others. Like the 2nd Bush President when our twin Towers were hit. He was not mentioned in the article.

  1. All the Presidents who led The U.S. to military victory must be turning over in their graves over The Biden Administration!

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