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On March 16, celebrate President James Madison's 261 birthday by viewing Dr. Donald R. Hickey's discussion on YouTube, James Madison: War President, sponsored by the Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.
And for more information about the War of 1812, see PBS documentary.