Fox News Rachel Campos Duffy highlights the contributions of James Madison s wife in Fox Nation s Women of the White House
The role of the first lady as the hostess of the White House has evolved over time, but much of the tradition can be traced back to Dolley Madison, wife of the nation s fourth president James Madison.
In Fox Nation’s Women of the White House, Rachel Campos Duffy travels to Montpellier, the Virginia home of the Madisons, where she highlights the important role Dolley had in shaping her husband’s career and success through her renowned hospitality. Dolley Madison was known as being a great entertainer, I personally consider her to be a great diplomat, said Roy Young, President of James Madison’s Montpellier.
office over there. and we decided to open this up as an exhibit space. the decision to whether or not to put the white and colored signs over the doors of the train station was, was a very contentious one. we consulted any number of people including the african-american historical society here in orange, and a number of consultants, people like roger wilkens, rebecca gilmore-coleman, people in the field of african-american history. i would say overwhelmingly the response we got was a yes. put them back. people need to be made aware of what life was like not all that long ago. there were, however, a number of people who were who did not want to seep us put the signs back over the doors. the jim crow period was a very painful part of our history. a lot of people who lived through it didn t want to relive it. i guess the montpellier foundation, and the majority of the people that we talked to, decided that that, in the end, it was better to show the history than to hide
to use for the conservation and restoration project on both the first floor and the third floor. my museum is trying to raise about $5.5 million to finish doing what gsa or the general services administration doesn t have funding for. to really finish out the place and then of course develop and implement more educational programming, the goal is to re-create the space as if clara and/or her clerks had just left the space for some reason so when you come back, you are coming to the missing soldiers office. and you ll be able to learn about all of those aspects of locating missing soldiers. humanitarian relief work and how clara got involved in it, and how it developed over time to be the extraordinary service that it is today around the world. you can watch this and other american artificate programs at anytime by visiting our website and watch every sunday at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. at c-span3. next, join us for programs from our american artifacts series. check out the gil
offices. almost universally. so because the post office was the federal space, it had to be sectioned off to itself. the wire cage you see there is historically accurate to the 1910 period. the u.s. postal service though, was never segregated. and so if you were coming to buy a ticket to ride the train, and you were an african-american you, had to walk through the colored door but if you were an african-american who lived in the montpellier station area, you walked through a separate door along with your white neighbor and came in through the same door to the same space and got your mail together. the station agent at montpellier didn t just sell tickets to passenger whose wanted to ride the train. the station agent was also in charge of the telegraph, later the telephone, to make sure that the trains were safe to travel down the tracks. remember there is only one set of tracks. there are trains running both directions. so, if there is a train coming north, from the charlotte
walter cronkite. madison s montpellier is a trust for historic property located south of the capital in orange, virginia. the 2600 acre estate includes the gilmore cabin, built in the 1870s by one of mr. madison s former slaves. american history tv visiting the restored farm to learn what it was like for an emancipated slave and his family. welcome to the gilmore cabin. friedman s farm here at james madison s montpellier. i m the director of education and visitor engagement. this farm was built in the 1870s after the civil war. if you follow me inside, i ll fall show you around. george gilmore was a slave for james madison. he was born in 1810, according to the family s oral tradition. what happened to george after dolly madison had to sell montpelier, we re not sure. the slaves were broken into three distinct groups at that time. one was sold with the plantation to henry moncure. one group oz slaves was sold outright to other owners all over, and one group of slaves a