A Slave in the White House

New York Times Bestseller: A “fascinating portrait” of one of the men enslaved by James and Dolley Madison, and his journey toward freedom ( Publishers Weekly ). Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once he was finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket,