[DOC] [TLE] Saving History - White House Historical Association [PAR] Dolley Madison's rescue of George Washington's portrait secured her place as a 
... With limited space, she made choices about what to take and what to leave. ... 
left behind was the full-length portrait of George Washington by artist Gilbert 
Stuart. ... British troops burned the White House on the night of August 24-25, 
1814. [DOC] [TLE] The Burning of Washington - White House Historical Association [PAR] Shortly before Mordechai Booth fled the capital on Wednesday, August 24, 1814, 
... In the five years it took to research and write a book on the burning of 
Washington, ..... One is Gilbert Stuart's full-length portrait of George Washington, 
which now ... She stayed on in the President's house even after her guard of one 
hundred... [DOC] [TLE] Dolley Madison saves portrait from British - Aug 23, 1814 - HISTORY ... [PAR] Before leaving, he asked his wife Dolley if she had the courage or firmness to ... 
the full-length portrait of former president and national icon George Washington 
... (Unbeknownst to Dolley, the portrait was actually a copy of Gilbert Stuart's 
original). ... The next night, August 24, British troops enjoyed feasting on White 
House... [DOC] [TLE] D.C.'s darkest day, a war that no one remembers - The Washington ... [PAR] Aug 23, 2014 ... On Aug. 24, 1814, the British burned the U.S. Capitol and the White House 
among other buildings. .... The first lady finished a letter to her sister, and then, 
before fleeing in a ... Gilbert Stuart's painting of George Washington and save the 
canvas. .... The capital took on new significance in the national psyche. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #3684, aired 2000-09-14 [PAR] Fleeing the capital on August 24, 1814, she took a Gilbert Stuart portrait of 
Washington with her. $300, 13. 1989: "...and Hooch". $300, 7... [DOC] [TLE] Burning of Washington - Wikipedia [PAR] The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an attack during the War of 1812 
between British forces and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 
1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of ... It also spun off a tornado 
that passed through the center of the capital, setting down .... She had no time for 
doing it. [DOC] [TLE] Summer 1814: Dolley Madison saves Washington's portrait, with ... [PAR] But few accounts mention the help she received from one of her enslaved 
servants. ... In nearby Washington, President Madison, fearing for the security of 
the capital, ... By midday on Wednesday, August 24, 1814, British troops 
marching from ... it was time to flee, the First Lady pointed to Gilbert Stuart's full-
length portrait of... [DOC] [TLE] Dolley Madison Comes to the Rescue  George Washington's Mount ... [PAR] August 24, 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the burning of Washington and 
Dolley ... episodes of the War of 1812took place 200 years ago, on August 24, 
1814. After capturing the capital city, the British famously burned many of its most 
... The surviving painting, known as Gilbert Stuart's Lansdowne Portrait, is one of
... [DOC] [TLE] Dolly Madison Letter - Learn NC [PAR] Letter from Dolley Madison to her sister, August 23 and 24, 1814, as printed in 
Maud Wilder Goodwin ... The famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington
. [DOC] [TLE] The Tornado That Saved Washington | Science | Smithsonian [PAR] Aug 25, 2010 ... On the night of August 24, 1814, British troops led by Rear Admiral Sir ... Dolley 
Madison famously saved the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington and a 
copy of the Declaration of Independence before she fled to nearb... ... During the 
War of 1812, the British burned the Capital, the White House, and... [DOC] [TLE] James Madison's Montpelier We The People Fall 2014 - Page 10 [PAR] Who Really Saved the Portrait of George Washington? T hough overlooked by 
many, August 24, 2014 marked

Question: Fleeing the capital on August 24, 1814, she took a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington with her
Answer: Dolley Madison