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James Madison. Fourth President, 1809-1817. Campaign: As Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, James Madison inadvertently began a pattern in which this cabinet office position would lead directly to the presidency. This would continue until 1828, with the election of Andrew Jackson.
James Madison. Fourth president, 1809–1817. James Madison coauthored, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist Papers (1787–88), a set of eighty-five essays arguing for the ratification of the Constitution, which remain among the greatest expressions of American political thought.
Visitors of all ages can learn about portraiture through a variety of weekly public programs to create art, tell stories, and explore the museum.
Fourth president, 1809–1817. James Madison coauthored, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist Papers (1787–88), a set of eighty-five essays arguing for the ratification of the Constitution, which remain among the greatest expressions of American political thought.
As James Madison, primary architect of the Constitution, foretold, “The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect.” At the end of every presidency, the National Portrait Gallery commissions portraits of the president and their spouse for its collection.
Dolley Madison’s second husband was James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. “The ‘great little Madison’ has asked to see me this evening,” she wrote in 1794 of the congressman, who was seventeen years her senior.
The first NPG exhibit, "Nucleus for a National Collection", went on display in the Arts and Industries Building in 1965 (the bicentennial of James Smithson's birth). The following year, the NPG completed the Catalog of American Portraits, the first inventory of portraiture held by the Smithsonian.
