James Madison was 5’4” tall.
Other short presidents were:
Presidents under five foot nine were:
•Rutherford B. Hayes (five foot eight and a half)
•William Henry Harrison
•James K. Polk
•Zachary Tyler
•Ulysses S. Grant (five foot eight)
•John Quincy Adams (five foot seven and a half)
•John Adams
•William McKinley (five foot seven)
•Benjamin Harrison
•Martin Van Buren (five foot six)
Therefore, Madison was the shortest president ever by two inches.
That’s before the age of Television.