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Events on Tuesday 4 March 1817 2
1809 – 1817Madison presidency4th President — 1809 to 1817James Madison served as the 4th President from March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1817. During his presidency the White House was burned by British forces in the War of 1812.
1817 – 1825Monroe presidency5th President — 1817 to 1825James Monroe served as the 5th President from March 4, 1817 to March 4, 1825. He proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, a cornerstone of US foreign policy warning European nations against colonising the Western Hemisphere.