her name is dolley madison. she is without doubt the most beloved first lady ever to live in the white house. jackie kennedy was admired, but dolley was beloved. people said when she wore her jewelry, it was outshone by her personality. she was a marvelous woman. look at how she risked her life or captivity to save a painting. none of us would do that. i certainly would not. but she did. it is not surprising people paid calls to her until her death. new year's day in particular, people used to pay courtesy calls on her from the president downwards. gilbert stuart's full-length portrait of george washington held in the west wall of the large dining room. it had been acquired by the federal government for the white house at a cost of $800. at that moment, two new yorkers, friends of hers came into the white house and asked if they could do anything to help. according to an historian who interviewed them later, she said save that picture. under no circumstances allow it to fall into the hands of the british. when s

did french john tell jennings to dolley's approval cut the fabric from the frame? 95 inches long and 35 inches wide. tell the slave to break it from the wood and take it out? we don't know for sure. did not findors any cut marks on the canvas, so we are not quite sure. it is a bit murky. they gave it to barker, one of the new yorkers who started to roll it up until he was stopped by the frenchman for fear the pain would crack. he put a flat in the wagon and drove through georgetown into the countryside and left it with a farmer he lodged with overnight. a few weeks later, they returned it to dolley. today it hangs in the east room of the white house. when the president is giving a press conference or awarding medals of honor, you will see it behind his shoulders. i wasy book came out, invited to lunch at the white house. they took me to a room that is off-limits. we passed through the map room, so-called because there is a map of europe over the mantelpiece. symbols the swastika advanceplot the nazis' through world war ii. there is a medicine chest nearby. it has h