James Madison, America’s fourth president and an indispensable co-author of the Constitution, wrote Thomas Jefferson a letter in 1796 in which he described the Swiss-born American Albert Gallatin ...

''For a time, I think the embargo is less evil than war,'' the outgoing president said. Finally he accepted a compromise -- trade, except with Britain and France. Transcript of radio broadcast: ...

Note: This is the second of three essays about America’s longest-serving Treasury secretary, Albert Gallatin. Part one can be read here. All three are dedicated to my good friends, the Eddy Family of ...