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by Stuart Leibiger

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Stuart Leibiger

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Founding Friendship book. Paints a remarkable portrait of both Madison and Washington. One takeaway from reading this book is to realize how small and petty our current legislators and national leaders are.

Founding Friendship book. GW was land rich but cash poor when he was elected as our first President: he needed to borrow funds to be able to travel to New York for the ceremony.

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999. Madison and Washington first met in 1781 near the end of the Revolutionary War. Ever since the publication of Adrienne Koch's Jefferson and Madison: The Great Collaboration (1950), historians have grown accustomed to pairing off eminent statesmen of the founding generation in an effort to see how their professional cooperation and interpersonal relations might shed light upon the events of the early American republic.

Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic (Constitutionalism . Madison gave an American twist to his distillation, as historian Douglass Adair later discerned.

Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic (Constitutionalism and Democracy Series). Perhaps Madison took Hume too literally-& same causes always produce the same effects'-but he was trying to disprove Montesquieu's axiom that that a republican government could not operate effectively in a large geographical area. Hence the reverse judgment in The Federalist that all systems of government for an & republic' a republican form was best.

Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the . Founding Friendship : George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic.

Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the alliances of Madison with Jefferson and Washington with.

Stuart Leibiger looks at one of the most significant relationships behind the . One of the main reasons for this outcome was Washington’s careful use of power.

Stuart Leibiger looks at one of the most significant relationships behind the politics that produced the American Constitution. If you took him out of the equation, then most likely the American Revolution would have failed. Yet, none of the so-called ‘great collaborations’ that historians have written about includes Washington, whose friendship with James Madison was the most important association in the founding of the United States. The American Revolution is unusual among modern world revolutions because it produced not a dictatorship, but a republic.

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Selected Writings of James Madison (American Heritage Series). Not George Washington James Madison. George Washington (Great American Presidents). q 7/19/03 4:31 PM Page 1 GREAT AMERICAN PRESIDENTS GEORGE WASHINGTON C. AP. Final George Washington (Great American Presidents).

American Compact: James Madison and the Problem of Founding. The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government

American Compact: James Madison and the Problem of Founding. University Press of Kansas. Rutland, Robert A. (1987). James Madison: The Founding Father. Macmillan Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-02-927601-3. The Presidency of James Madison. James Madison: The American Presidents Series: The 4th President, 1809–1817. The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government. Brant, Irving (1968). James Madison and American Nationalism. Van Nostrand Co. short survey with primary sources.

The first biographer of George Washington was Mason Weems, famous for his anecdote of the young Washington chopping down . Leibiger, Stuart E. (1999). Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic.

The first biographer of George Washington was Mason Weems, famous for his anecdote of the young Washington chopping down a cheery tree, . ", who first published his The Life of George Washington in 1800 and subsequently in 1804–1807 setting the tone for many popular biographies that eventually followed. Washington was so central to. the story of the American Revolution and the government after 1787 that virtually all the early histories celebrated him as the model American and President.

Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the alliances of Madison with Jefferson and Washington with Hamilton, their collaboration remains central to the constitutional revolution that launched the American experiment in republican government. Washington relied heavily on Madison's advice, pen, and legislative skill, while Madison found Washington's prestige indispensable for achieving his goals for the new nation. Together, Stuart Leibiger argues, Washington and Madison struggled to conceptualize a political framework that would respond to the majority without violating minority rights. Stubbornly refusing to sacrifice either of these objectives, they cooperated in helping to build and implement a powerful, extremely republican constitution.

Observing Washington and Madison in light of their special relationship, Leibiger argues against a series of misconceptions about the two men. Madison emerges as neither a strong nationalist of the Hamiltonian variety nor a political consolidationist; he did not retreat from nationalism to states' rights in the 1790s, as other historians have charged. Washington, far from being a majestic figurehead, exhibits a strong constitutional vision and firm control of his administration.

By examining closely Washington and Madison's correspondence and personal visits, Leibiger shows how a marriage of political convenience between two members of the Chesapeake elite grew into a genuine companionship fostered by historical events and a mutual interest in agriculture and science. The development of their friendship, and eventual estrangement, mirrors in fascinating ways the political development of the early Republic.

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Dianalmeena

Why did republican government work so well for the USA and so badly for most other countries? Contrast the enlightenment of Washington and Madison with the depravity of politicians who brought "democracy" to Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

"Founding Friendship" was written with an enjoyable and informative style. The quality of research and insights is excellent. Details abound, giving the reader deeper understanding not only of the relationship between Washington and Madison but also important historical events such as ratification of the Constitution.

John Christmas, author of "Democracy Society"

Olelifan

Details two of America's combined efforts to form this country. Great reading for those seeking to gain knowledge of great early Americans.

ChallengeMine

George and James worked together to build a more perfect union - learning about the details of certain events and interactions has been fascinating. The details are at times overwhelming, but the motivations and outcomes are clear.

spark

This volume is about the Washington-Madison collaboration without which, I now believe, there would have been no 1787 constitution. My estimation of Madison is much greater though my estimation of Washington is a little less. The author at the end states, and, I believe, accurately, that Washington was the premier politician of his age. But I think he would not have been without Madison.

This is an extraordinary story that reveals the innards of the constitutional conflict through the Washington-Madison collaboration that brought about the 1787 Constitution. I'm amazed it has taken so long to reveal this collaboration in detail. The author explains why and I can accept his explanation. Still, this is a revamping of historical perspective of our Founding. It is worth every minute to read and every cent of cost to learn this perspective. John Adams said the founding of our government was like a "leap frog" game, the True Federalists in 1781 with the Articles of Confederation and the Nationalists take-over in 1787. Madison is most often thought of as a Jeffersonian. But after reading this book (and despite Washington's distancing himself from Madison by the end of his 2d term over the Jay Treaty), I believe Madison was as deeply a Washingtonian while not embracing Hamilton as Washington did. I've never thought of Madison as so completely a Jeffersonian as many, perhaps most, think he was. Now I know why. The spaces between the dots are filled in for myself with this book.

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Few books have treated this topic, Madison and Washington's collaboration, and this is an excellent treatment. Unravelling the waxing and waning of this relationship serves well those interested in the Federalist Era. The scholarship is obvious, and the presentaion is good. Those interested in the unfoldings of the Republic must pay attention to the Father of the Country, and his relationship to the Father of the Constituion. Liebiger allows an enormous view of Washington's dignity as a statesman, and Madison's erudition in the realm of Constituion building, amongst other federalist era realtionships, this collaboration was as crucial as any, and a topic long overdue.

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