Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843 1914 Richardson, James Daniel A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 4: James Madison Reading ease score: 28.7 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 4:…” by James D. Richardson is a historical compilation gathered during the early 20th century. This work encompasses the significant communications and official addresses from various U.S. Presidents, focusing particularly on the administration of James Madison from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817. The likely topic of this collection includes key political messages, policy decisions, and reflections on national and international affairs during an era of burgeoning American identity. The opening of the compilation introduces James Madison and provides a detailed biography that outlines his early life, education, and political career leading up to his presidency. It then presents his first inaugural address, in which Madison articulates the weighty responsibilities he feels in assuming office amidst pressing national challenges, particularly those related to foreign relations with Britain and France. He expresses a desire to maintain peace while emphasizing the importance of neutrality and prosperity. Further, it includes various formal communications from Madison to Congress, touching on topics such as foreign commerce, military readiness, and social concerns, which set the stage for a deeper exploration of the political landscape during his presidency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Madison, James, 1751-1836 Presidents -- United States J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 437999 437204 2024-10-05T07:06:34.464417 2023-10-05T07:25:45.163962 text/html text/html 435305 2004-01-31T22:39:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 126493 2004-01-31T22:39:58 text/html application/zip 249617 2024-10-05T07:06:43.686326 application/epub+zip 255768 2024-10-05T07:06:38.597359 application/epub+zip 198350 2024-10-05T07:06:37.169404 application/epub+zip 570910 2024-10-05T07:06:47.672320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528379 2024-10-05T07:06:42.738381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281517 2022-09-05T10:30:34.545580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362447 362366 2024-10-05T07:06:33.378393 2023-10-05T07:25:44.412954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363739 2004-01-31T22:39:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119878 2004-01-31T22:39:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 363730 2004-01-31T22:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119856 2004-01-31T22:39:58 text/plain application/zip 22261 2024-10-05T07:06:47.805303 application/rdf+xml 26723 2024-10-05T07:06:37.741386 image/jpeg 4946 2024-10-05T07:06:37.454366 image/jpeg 242301 2024-10-05T07:06:34.496408 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia