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Film, Video Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience

Event video

About this Item

Title

  • Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience

Summary

  • At a symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison, Drew McCoy discussed his many significant contributions to the nation's history, such as his defense of religious liberty, his role as architect and principal defender of the Constitution of the United States, his introduction of the legislation that produced the Bill of Rights, and his service as secretary of state (1801-1809) and president (1809 to 1817).

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2001-03-16.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  James Madison, liberal democracy, religious liberty, history, constitution, american history, bill of rights, president

Notes

  • -  Group name: James Madison Symposium.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Drew R. McCoy.
  • -  Recorded on 2001-03-16.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688078

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-16, 2001. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021688078/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. (2001) Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-16. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021688078/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-16, 2001. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021688078/>.