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The Presidency: James Madison, Father of American Politics

Washington, DC
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Richard Brookhiser – author of “Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington” – has turned his attention to James Madison and is working on a biography of the founder best remembered as “The Father of the Constitution.” In a talk at Hillsdale College, Mr. Brookhiser makes the case that Madison should also be recalled as “The Father of American Politics.”

Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011 at 12:04pm (ET)

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