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Short, ordinary, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intellect, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. To attain his lifelong goal of any self-governing constitutional republic, he combined his skills with those of key companions. It was Madison who led the drive for the Constitutional Convention and pressed for an effective new administration as his patron, George Washington, lent your time and effort legitimacy; Madison who composed the Federalist Documents with Alexander Hamilton to secure the Constitution's ratification; Madison who corrected the best blunder of the Constitution by drafting and protecting passing of the Expenses of Privileges with Washington's support; Madison who became a member of Thomas Jefferson to found the country's first political get together and move the country toward wide democratic principles; Madison, with Adam Monroe, who guided the new country through its first warfare in 1812, really its Second Battle of Independence; and it was Madison who handed the reins of administration to the last of the Founders, his old friend and sometime rival Monroe. We were holding the main individuals in his life. Nonetheless it was his last relationship that allowed Madison to flee his natural shyness and reach the best heights. Dolley was the girl he hitched in middle years and who presided over both him and an enlivened White House. This relationship was a love account, a unique one which suffered Madison through his politics climb, his presidency, and a fruitful retirement.
