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Jane Hampton Cook wrote about the first White House evacuation during the War of 1812 in her latest book, “The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812." (Vita Images)

Jane Hampton Cook discusses sacking of White House during War of 1812 in latest book

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

This handout photo provided by the Montpelier Foundation, taken in May 2010, shows President James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia. The estate is planning a major refurbishment and a rebuilding of its slave quarters with a donation from businessman and history buff David Rubenstein. (AP Photo/Kenneth M. Wyner, Montpelier Foundation)

Slave quarters to be rebuilt at Madison’s Va. home

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

Gowns worn by American first ladies, long a popular feature at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, is part of the new "First Ladies" galleries there. The exhibit also focuses on how the presidents' wives have defined and changed that role. (Photo provided by Smithsonian National Museum of American History)

‘First Ladies’ returns to Smithsonian

By Deborah Dietsch - Special to The Washington Times