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Dolley Madison and the War of 1812: America's First Lady Entertaining Featuring men and women fromAmidst the nonstop turmoil of the War of 1812, the decisive First Lady takes action and inspires an anxious nation. Dolley Madison faces a bitterly divided Washington City when her husband, James Madison, becomes our fourth president. The prospect of war against Great Britain threatens to tear our fragile republic apart. The "Presidents" hosts open parties in the new President's House to unite political foes and cultivate an American identity. When