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How did congress help dolley out when she was penniless?

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Summer 1814: Dolley Madison saves Washington's portrait, with some help. First Lady Dolley Madison is often credited with saving the portrait of George Washington and other White House treasures when the British attacked the Capitol in 1814.

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