The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has acquired an image of Dolley Madison, believed to be the first photograph of a U.S. first lady. The circa 1846 daguerreotype was purchased for ...

James Madison is one of the most famous founding fathers, writing numerous political papers such as parts of the Federalist Papers and the United States Constitution, and eventually becoming the ...

Dolley Payne is born in the Quaker community of New Garden (now part of Greensboro), North Carolina to parents John Payne and Mary Coles Payne. Dolley’s father, John Payne, liberates his slaves and ...

Dolley Madison would approve of Donald Trump's White House ballroom construction, understanding the need for larger ...

Known as the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison’s most influential contributions to U.S. history may have come before his presidency. As first lady, though, Dolley Madison set an important ...

The Smithsonian National Portrait gallery acquired a recently discovered daguerreotype of first lady Dolley Madison, paying multiples of a presale estimate to bring the historic portrait into its ...

Sometime around May 1846, Dolley Madison made her way from her home near the White House to the studio of an enterprising photographer who had begun a quixotic effort to create a daily publication ...

Christmas in the City with Dolley Madison is a a historic opportunity to converse with one of the most esteemed First Ladies in United States history! Dolley Madison— wife to 4th American President ...

Before she moved to Washington, D.C., with America's fourth president, Dolley Madison lived in a brick house on Walnut Street. Over two centuries later, she's returning to her roots with an event ...

This circa 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, made by John Plumbe Jr., was purchased for $456,000 at auction in June. (Sotheby's) The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has acquired an ...

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some... This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first ...