As wife of the fourth U.S. president, Dolley Madison did "more than just about anyone to establish Washington, DC, as a real capital city, equal to the capitals in Europe.".
An illustrated biography of Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison the fourth president of the United States. Dolley is known for her influence socially and politically and for saving the portrait of George Washington before the British burned the White House in the War of 1812.
