They spent a few days with Madison's sister Nelly; were in limbo for a week while Dolley fought off an attack of the flu; and then drove back to the nation's capital, Philadelphia, where Madison quickly returned to his duties as a congressman, political operative, and close friend to President Washington. Dolley and her son moved in with her new husband, as did her younger sister Anna, who would be with them for several years. Madison had been a key player in the brand-new US government since its inception. He was one of the friends who urged George Washington to become the first president, despite his reluctance. Madison had Washington's ear right from the beginning of that first administration, which began in 1789 with Madison's best friend, Thomas Jefferson, as the secretary of state. Senator William Maclay of Pennsylvania wrote that Madison was “deep in the business” of helping Washington put together the government.1 The president also told Madison, Jefferson, and Hamilton that they could spend all the time they wanted in intellectual discussions about politics, but he could not.
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