James Madison and the search for nationhood
By: by Robert A. Rutland ; Conover Hunt Jones and Kym S. Rice, guest curators.
Contributors: Hunt-Jones, Conover.; Rice, Kym S.; Library of Congress.; Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Library of Congress; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Exhibitions.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Exhibitions.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Exhibitions.
Description: At long last, James Madison has his memorial on Capitol Hill, and in this grand Library building. As the bicentennial of the framing of our Constitution approaches, here we provide monumental evidence that our nation has not forgotten the chief architect and advocate of our still-vital Constitution. Historians will probably agree that James Madison was less effective as a politician than as a statesman, a scholar, and a political philosopher. If the politician must have his eye on the next election, and the statesman on the next generation, this Library, invigorated by the quiet scholarly spirit of Madison, can remind us of the vistas of the past, and future, generations. - Foreword.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 171-174.
"Published in conjunction with the inaugural exhibition held in the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress, November 17, 1981, through May 31, 1982"--Verso t.p.