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 Kentucky Republican has, after all, been caught pushing fake quotes from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Paul, however, is not without ...

Courtesy: Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Foundation ... The vast majority were in the north, leading Virginians like James Madison to fear loss of influence for the state that many still called ...

The Fayette County Genealogical Society met Monday, April 21, for a program featuring David Tillis portraying Thomas ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party with Jefferson. Madison won an easy victory to succeed Jefferson in 1808.

Lori Waselchuk George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison aren’t American heroes because they were farmers. But in her new book, Founding Gardeners (Alfred A. Knopf), the ...