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During the War of 1812 Madison was under enemy fire. He was the first president to be in that situation. (Some people may question whether this is true or not since George Washington led troops during the Whiskey Rebellion, some say that he was the first to be under enemy fire. Nevertheless, I added this fact because I read it in several different places.
When he was dying, Madison was offered drugs so that he might live to
Independence Day and die then. He refused and died on June 28, 1836.
Madison was the first U.S. congressman to become president.