Comments on: James Madison by Garry Wills http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/ All the Presidents' Books Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Celsius1414 http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-53 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:59:25 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-53 “Madison’s first vice president, George Clinton, also ran against him as president and received six electoral votes for president. Clinton was Jefferson’s second vice president. Clinton was one of Madison’s chief political rivals.”

And later we had a president named William Jefferson Clinton, to really mess with Madison’s ghost. ;)

]]> By: Bob Hendley http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-51 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:39:20 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-51 While Jefferson wanted a small navy as well, the War of 1812 is when they US Navy came into its own. Ian Toll’s book, The Six Frigates, is a great read.

]]> By: tjdub http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-48 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:48:50 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-48 You know what are good? Those Raspberry and coconut zingers from Dolly Madison.

]]> By: btimmermann http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-47 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:36:11 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-47 The song was #1 in the country for six weeks in 1959.

]]> By: Tom Timmermann http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-46 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:20:21 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-46 What gave anyone the idea to write a song about the Battle of New Orleans? That video is downright strange. I, of course, can only think of Homer and Jethro’s classic Battle of Kookamunga. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0mGFjAySTw

]]> By: btimmermann http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-45 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:33:16 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-45 I don’t think the Founding Fathers were equipped for the partisanship that sprung up rather quickly after the Constitution. Washington was somewhat above the fray, but he was definitely partisan.

]]> By: Shaun P http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-44 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:29:39 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-44 Let me add to bhsportsguy’s question by saying, do you consider James Monroe to be one of the Founding Fathers? In which case, I think Monroe is the obvious answer to the question. If not, then I think all of them achieved more before being President than during their time in office.

]]> By: bhsportsguy http://allthepresidentsbooks.com/2009/02/27/james-madison/#comment-43 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:48:25 +0000 http://allthepresidentsbooks.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-43 I love it, a gratuitous swipe at Cleveland while answering the question, when was the War of 1812 fought.

My question to you sir, of the Founding Fathers who became President, is it only Washington (and then maybe not even him) who surpassed what he did before as President?

Does this question make sense?

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