James Madison was the shortest president. Standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds. proof that good things ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 pirate -- Mighty little Madison -- Hello, Dolley -- Dueling strategies -- Knickerbockers -- Torpedo -- Chesapeake fever -- Snubbed by Dolley -- Atrocious Hampton ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...