Allgor details political role Dolley Madison played in her husband's presidency [video 58min]

In A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation, Catherine Allgor profiles former First Lady Dolley Madison. Allgor, associate professor of history at the University of California, Riverside, explains how Dolley Madison used Washington's social scene to her political advantage. This event was hosted by the Stephen Decatur House Museum in Washington, D.C.