interview classic--noted historian Hugh Howard on the War of 1812 & the Madisons

"Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War" tells the story of how James Madison, one of the authors of the Constitution, and his beloved wife Dolley Madison, dealt with the invasion of Washington DC in 1814 by British troops, who subsequently burned the capitol city. Then he headed toward Fort McHenry, where everything changed, but not before Dolley helped save critical documents and paintings, and James joined the militia!