Watch a deleted scene from the film about Dolley Madison's "squeezes".
A deleted scene from the film about Congress and parties.
Often called “the first First Lady,” Dolley Madison defined the role of the President’s wife and hostess.
On January 1, 1923, Aimee Semple McPherson opened the 5,300 seat Angelus Temple to the public.
Aimee Semple McPherson first encountered the contradiction between the teachings of the Bible and the theory of evolution when she was in high school.
The conflict between the story of the world's creation in the Book of Genesis and Charles Darwin's account of it in Origin of Species would remain a central issue in her life.
Bryan won the battle, and John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution. But McPherson would also be punished.
Interview excerpts of Professor Anthea Butler and Professor Matthew A. Sutton.
Interview excerpts from Professor Anthea Butler and Professor Matthew A. Sutton.
Read interview excerpts of Professor Anthea Butler and Professor Matthew A. Sutton.
Browse a gallery showing McPherson's wide-ranging marketing activities.
He felt black Americans were entitled to secure their rights "by any means necessary" — up to and including the use of violence.
