#1541 Ten Things About Dolley Madison
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Dolly Madison: A Complicated Relationship With Slavery
Dolly Madison was the first real first lady in a way that Martha Washington wasn't an Abigail Adams and she took this role very seriously. She wore turbans and ostrich feathers and so on so she towers over her little husband well I'm not sure that's quite right but they certainly were of the same stature which is relatively unusual especially for presents because as you noted we seem to like electing tall presidents. We're talking with Dr. Lindsey Chervinsky the author of a book on the cabinet and more coming including one on John Q Adams todayWe're talking about 10 things about Bali MadisonYou're listening to the Thomas Jefferson hour, back in just a minute.
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