History's Been Too Kind To Some Framers

David O. Stewart, a Washington, D.C. attorney and author of "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution," discusses some of the framers that he believes have gotten too much credit and why. He says he would not dub Madison the "Father of the Constitution." On April 28, 2008, the American Constitution Society and its Washington, D.C. Lawyers Chapter hosted a book signing for, and a discussion of, "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution." The event included a conversation between the author, Washington, D.C. attorney David O. Stewart, and Paul M. Smith, ACS Board of Directors Chair and partner at Jenner & Block LLP, as well as questions and answers from the audience. Stewart and Smith delved into the fascinating subject of Stewart's new book on the personalities behind the creation of the nation's founding document. Full video is available on the ACS web site: http://www.acslaw.org/node/662...

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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