Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America
In his new book, David O. Stewart makes the case for President James Madison's centrality to the nation's founding as he tells the story of his friendships with many of the most influential figures of his time. Speaker Biography: David O. Stewart is the award-winning author of "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution," "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy" and "American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson," which he presented at the 2012 National Book Festival. Stewart is president of the Washington Independent Review of Books. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feat...

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Discussion on James Madison

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Becoming Madison: The Extraordinary Origins of the Least Likely Founding Father

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Washington National Opera's West Side Story: Behind the Scenes

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The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA): Connecting Artists and Archives

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More Thrilling than Romance, More Terrible than Fiction: The Donner Party at the Library of Congress

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A Conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and U.K. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

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Graham Nash: "Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life"

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2026 Annual Kislak Lecture: Don Luis de Valasco, the Younger

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Pre-concert conversation: Tabea Zimmermann/Javier Perianes

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Made At the Library: "A Writing Marriage" by Lori Carlson-Hijuelos

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James Madison, Federalist

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Amy Beach: Pioneering American Musician

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The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered

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David McCullough on John Adams

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Pre-concert Conversation with Catalyst Quartet with J'Nai Bridges and Terrence Wilson

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The Soncino Talmud and Late Medieval Hebrew Book Culture

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Society for History in the Federal Government 2026 Annual Meeting

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Fashion at the Library: "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel" Documentary & Conversation

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Calhoun vs. Madison: Transformation of the Thought of the Founding

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