james madison was the president when the white house burned down.
james madison was the president when the white house burned down.
who was the president when the white house burned down?
james madison
first published in 1983, "white house history" was issued twice each year from in 1997 until 2015 when it became a quarterly publication. the first 30 issues are available in bound collection sets. more recent issues are available individually. topics have included such themes as inaugurations, architecture and renovations, white house kitchens, presidential retreats, presidential portraiture, white house grounds and gardens, transportation and travel, fashion, presidential kin, the white house neighborhood, and the white house and the movies. several issues focus on a particular presidential administration. they include the john adams, thomas jefferson, james madison, martin van buren, james polk, james buchanan, abraham lincoln, dwight eisenhower, and john kennedy administrations. topics of future issues planned include the presidential libraries, white house flora and fauna, first ladies, the french influence on the white house, public and ceremonial visits to the white house, death in the white house, the secret service, social secretaries, the presidents and sports, and presidential cartoons.
white house history
union troops stationed at the white house plantation (of the army of the potomac) under the command of george b. mcclellan, would burn the second white house to the ground on june 28, 1862, as they retreated during the seven days battles. the third and final white house burned in 1880. the three white houses collectively spanned over 180 years. the 2nd and 3rd iterations were smaller than the original white house mansion.









































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section::::history.:prior to the custis family.
white house (plantation)