James Madison: A Shy, Nerdy Political Genius

And something of a feminist due to his admiration of wife Dolley

May 22, 2022

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Making Founding Father James Madison’s biography interesting for modern audiences isn’t easy. He was quite the nerd — 5’4 inches short; shy, a hypochondriac, bookish. He spoke very quietly, and usually wore the same black suit. He wasn’t a war hero like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, nor a Renaissance Man like Thomas Jefferson.

If he ran for …

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