This Rotunda collection documents the life and work of one of the most important political and constitutional thinkers in our nation's history.
As chief author of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, secretary of state during the Louisiana Purchase, and the 4th president of the United States, Madison played a central role in the American founding and the growth of the early Republic. The contents feature linked cross-references, and provide the option to sort documents chronologically or by series volume.