James Madison’s State of the Union Address

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In this speech, President Madison asked Congress to establish a national university in Washington. Both Washington and Jefferson had supported this idea. In his will, Washington even set aside money to help fund the project, which never succeeded. The last president to argue in favor of a national university was John Quincy Adams.


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