4.43 - Madison Q&A
You asked and I answered! As we close the book on the Madison presidency series, listeners sent in questions about topics ranging from the War of 1812 to Madison's views on the judiciary to differences between his two vice presidents. Listen in to learn a little more about the Father of the Constitution and his tenure as president.
Useful sources to learn more about the subjects covered in this episode include:
- Billias, George Athan. Elbridge Gerry: Founding Father and Republican Statesman. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co, 1976.
- Kaminski, John P. George Clinton: Yeoman Politician of the New Republic. Madison, WI: Madison House, 1993.
- Lee, John K. George Clinton: Master Builder of the Empire State. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2010.
- Leonard, Dick. A History of British Prime Ministers: Walpole to Cameron, Omnibus Edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015 [2014].
- Perkins, Bradford. Prologue to War, 1805-1812: England and the United States. Berkeley, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and London: University of California Press, 1974 (1961).
- Rakove, John. "James Madison and the Judicial Power." National Constitution Center. https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/special-projects/a-madisonian-constitution-for-all/essay-series/james-madison-and-the-judicial-power. [Last Accessed: 28 Jul 2025]
- Rutland, Robert Allen. The Presidency of James Madison. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990.
- Spaulding, E Wilder. His Excellency George Clinton: Critic of the Constitution. New York: The Macmillan Co, 1938.
Featured Image: "Photograph of "Statue of James Madison," Madison Building, Library of Congress (1976), Walker Hancock, sculptor" by Carol M Highsmith [c. 2007], courtesy of Wikipedia
Intro and Outro Music: "Hull's Victory," as performed by David and Ginger Hildebrand, courtesy of the Colonial Music Institute at George Washington's Mount Vernon
