[mrsmith]

Never mind Madison and Washington's Farewell Address.

The 'good' story is that he wrote Washington's Inaugural Address, then
he wrote the House of Representatives' reply to that address, then he wrote
the president's reply to the House of Representatives' reply. And then
for good measure, he wrote the president's reply to the Senate's
response to the inaugural address as well.

http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1290
"...we do know it as a historical fact. We have the drafts of these things." (the author doesn't distinguish between draft and write)

For a while he was Representative 'Prime Minister' Madison!

[Paul Ross]

Never mind ...Washington's Farewell Address.

Sacrilege! This was practically Revealed Truth!

But I take your point. James Madison was a marvel...and certainly one of our most valuable Founders. Thanks for BookNote link. I always like Brian Lamb's "straight man" style conversations with the authors. Let's them teach you.

James Madison also had a hand in the Washington Farewell Address, doing an entire complete initial draft...intended to be delivered after the First Term before President Washington was talked into running for a Second Term. Pulling it out of his desk, Washington had it rewritten by Alexander Hamilton, and finally Washington himself put the finishing touches on it.