Left, actors representing Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington offer a toast on the occasion of Madison's 250th birthday on March 16, at an event hosted by the Library and the Montpelier Foundationl right, Henry Jaffa. - Jack Hartzman, MH Concepts and Paul Hogroian
Dr. Billington, Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Hunter Rawlings, president of Cornell University, offered remarks at the March 16 event celebrating James Madison's 250th birthday.
The evening event capped a daylong celebration of the life of James Madison that featured the symposium "James Madison: Philosopher and Practitioner of Liberal Democracy" and the first meeting of the James Madison Commemoration Commission, at the Library. Madison scholar Henry Jaffa (above right) of Claremont McKenna College spoke at the symposium.
