Author:James Madison
portrait of James Madison
Works
Inaugural addresses
- First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1809)
- Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1813)
State of the Union addresses
- First State of the Union address (November 29, 1809)
- Second State of the Union address (December 5, 1810)
- Third State of the Union address (November 5, 1811)
- Fourth State of the Union address (November 4, 1812)
- Fifth State of the Union address (December 7, 1813)
- Sixth State of the Union address (September 20, 1814)
- Seventh State of the Union address (December 5, 1815)
- Eighth State of the Union address (December 3, 1816)
Proclamations
Letters
- Letter to Robert Walsh, November 27, 1819, on the Missouri Compromise
- Letter to Thomas Ritchie, September 15, 1821, mentioning how to best interpret the Constitution.
- Letter to Nicholas Trist, February 15, 1830, on the nature of the government outlined in the Constitution.
- Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
- Letter to William Rives, March 12, 1833, on the subject of nullification.
Collections of letters
- Letters and Other Writings of James Madison (1865):
- Volume 1: 1769–1798 (transcription project)
- Volume 2: 1794–1815 (transcription project)
- Volume 3: 1816–1828 (transcription project)
- Volume 4: 1829–1836 (transcription project)
Other works
- Virginia Plan (1787)
- The Federalist Papers (1788)
- Report of Secretary of State on a petition from Indiana (1803)
- War Message to Congress (1812)
"Essays, etc."
- Population and Emigration #1, 1791
- Consolidation #2
- Public Opinion #3, 1791
- Money #4, 1791
- Government #5, 1791
- Charters #6, 1792
- Parties #7, 1792
- British Government #8, 1792
- Universal Peace #9, 1792
- Government of the United States #10, 1792
- Spirit of Governments #11, 1792
- Republican Distribution of Citizens #12, 1792
- Fashion #13, 1792
- Property #14, 1792
- The Union - Who are its Real Friends #15, 1792
- A Candid State of Parties #16, 1792
- Who are the best Keepers of the People's Liberties? #17, 1792
Compilations
- The Writings of James Madison (1900–1909, nine volumes) (transcription volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Correspondence received
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, September 1, 1785
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, September 20, 1785
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1786
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, January 30, 1787
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson, December 28, 1794
Works about James Madison
- "Madison, James," by John Esten Cooke in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Madison, James," by Freeman Snow in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (v. 15) (1883)
- "Madison, James," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Madison, James," in The Nuttall Encyclopædia, (ed.) by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (1907)
- "Madison, James," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- “James Madison” by John Fiske in The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914 (1914)
- "Madison, James," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Madison, James," by R. C. McGrane in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
- "Madison, James," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Presidential proclamations
- Proclamation 5447 - Ronald Reagan, March 17, 1986
- Proclamation 5620 - Ronald Reagan, March 16, 1987
- Proclamation 5776 - Ronald Reagan, March 16, 1988
On his works
- "Federalist, The," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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