She was nicknamed "Queen Dolley," and when she died she was given the largest state funeral the capital had ever seen for a woman.
A deleted scene from the film about Congress and parties.
Watch a deleted scene from the film about Dolley Madison's "squeezes".
Learn more from the creator of the film's turbans like Dolley was so famous for donning.
Learn more about the detailed process of creating the costumes for the film.
The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.
In April 1933, the Barrow gang was holed up in an apartment in Joplin, Missouri, taking a break from the road.
Watch Chapter 1 of The Chinese Exclusion Act.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was unlike any law enacted since the founding of the republic.
On May 6, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed into law The Chinese Exclusion Act.
Get an inside look at the making of The Chinese Exclusion Act.
Barbara Pierce met George Bush when she was just 16. She married him three years later.
